Are you lactose intolerant? Many people are. In fact, the ability to digest lactose may be an example of adaptive evolution in the human lineage. Although the study of natural selection in humans ...

A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York.

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...

Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

While malaria is the best-understood example of an infectious disease that has driven human evolution ... can help elucidate the evolutionary adaptations that have allowed humans to withstand ...

Evolution of human traitsIcons depict cultural and biological ... And there are a half dozen distinct genetic adaptations that protect Africans against malaria (one has the significant drawback ...

The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large Brain Nov. 13, 2024 — Could social bonds be the key to human big brains?

In a stunning revelation, researchers have uncovered a new human species that is set to revolutionize our understanding of human evolution ... way we view migration, adaptation, and interaction ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in different habitats, such as forests and savannahs, according to ...