New Study Supports Sahelanthropus as the Earliest Hominin
For all the attention devoted to human evolution, we still don’t know who our direct ancestors were, let…
How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…
Mysterious structures within Earth’s mantle may explain why we exist
Far below your feet, nearly 1,800 miles beneath oceans and continents, Earth carries two massive scars from its…
Earliest Known Giant Mackerel Sharks Lived 115 Million Years Ago in Australian Waters
The Lamniformes are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks. It includes some of the most…
Language Emerged From Many Roots, Not Just One
Summary: A new framework argues that human language did not arise from a single evolutionary leap but from…
How do genetic association studies rank genes?
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 19 November 2025 Genome-wide association studies and rare-variant burden tests are the two main tools for…
Apes Were Kissing Millions of Years Before Humans, Study Suggests
While kissing might feel like one of the most natural things in the world, this familiar behavior is…
Starlink rise and spectrum delays blamed as rural internet provider Evolution Networks goes into liquidation
Manning told the Herald: “We have advertised the business for sale as a going concern. All interested parties…
Why Older Fathers Pass on More Harmful Mutations to Their Kids
Summary: Groundbreaking research has revealed that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm not only accumulate but…
Tiny Footprints of a Neanderthal Toddler Reveal the Deeply Human Story of a Family on the Move
A view of the Neanderthal trackway discovered at Monte Clérigo beach in Portugal, with two study authors. Image…