In a scientific first, researchers from around 29 universities and institutions across North America have teamed up to create ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in Cell Genomics, researchers have identified a genetic variant ...

Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the ...

Now researchers are learning that they have also evolved another remarkable genetic adaptation since their ancestors first ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

Risk-taking emerged as a beneficial strategy in high-reward ancestral contexts. ADHD traits may reflect once-adaptive ...

That sums up the deep secrets that have come to light in new research into human evolution, which have turned our ...

Experts recreate the 'Longest Route of Africa', which led to the earliest known human settlement in South America ...

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

DNA of Indigenous peoples reveals their migration into South America 14,500 years ago and highlights health risks tied to ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address rising U.S. autism rates as a top health priority for the Trump ...

An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity's longest known prehistoric migration. These early humans, who roamed the earth over 100,000 years ago, are believed ...