Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ...

New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head.

Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being ...

The catastrophic impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago brought death and devastation on Earth—but also fascinating new ...

Like other living creatures, humans have been shaped by evolution. Over time, we have developed – and continue to develop – traits that help us survive.

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...