An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found ...

On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2 million-year-old human ...

Scientists were able to get molecular information from 1.7 million years old teeth using a new method that could completely ...

Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved.

The question of consciousness has puzzled scientists for decades, but new research suggests the answer lies not in what consciousness is, but rather in what purpose it serves. According to Professors ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

The Minister's remarks come amid sustained criticism from scientists, educators and civil society groups, who fear that ...

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When Arizona Sen. Karen Johnson (R-Mesa) co-sponsored a bill that would’ve required the state’s science teachers “to present evidence that supports and evidence that does not support the theory of ...