How farming changed us: Ancient DNA reveals natural selection sped up in recent human evolution

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...

Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Why Do Humans Have A Tailbone? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why We Never Lost It

The human body is full of evolutionary compromises. The loss of the tail may be one of the clearest examples of how change ...

NASA chose the right crew to launch a new era of human space exploration

NASA again set the stage to welcome the Artemis II astronauts back to their home base in Houston. The scene wasn’t quite as ...

The human body isn't a masterpiece of design. It's a patchwork of evolutionary compromise

The human body is often described as a marvel of "perfect design": elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, ...