Whether over creationism or gender identity, bitter political fights have sprung up around what sorts of ideas should be ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

The secrets of human brain evolution are beginning to be unveiled thanks to a recent study. Researchers have explored key ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

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The more we discover about our species' family tree, the harder it becomes to pinpoint when exactly Homo sapiens emerged, ...