“Our work highlights how evolutionary adaptations to diet and disease may have influenced primate biology, including humans,” ...

From grooming rituals to soaking in hot baths, Japan’s snow monkeys blur the line between animal instinct and human-like behavior. This exploration uncovers the biology, social intelligence, and ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

Some species of hominids, a family of primates dating back to the early Miocene, who lived in East Africa about ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis ...

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

The Village Voice joins LA Weekly in talking to Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, the brothers behind the dada hit-makers, DEVO.

Howdy, pards! This autumnal week brought a new challenge to last decade's claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after ...