For decades, the dominant theory in human evolution suggested that modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage in Africa. However, groundbreaking new research from …
The turn of the next millennium is still a long way off, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from simulating what future human evolution might look …
Scientists have watched two lifeforms merge in a once-in-a-lifetime evolutionary event. The event is so rare that scientists say it has only ever happened twice …
The evolution of life on Earth is a highly theorized thing. While there are many theories as to how life came to be on our …
Over 57,000 years ago, a group of Paleolithic humans stood in a cave beneath the French countryside, pressing their fingers against the rock, dragging them …
Once thought as the least evolved of the mammals that roam our world, new research shows that marsupial evolution might actually be further along than …
Humanity is driving evolution on Earth. At least, that’s what a new project involving 287 scientists across 160 cities in 26 different countries has suggested. …
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. At least, that’s what Einstein used to say. However, a …
Scientists have identified prehistoric stone tools found in Poland as some of the oldest ever discovered in that region. Further, the scientists say the tools …
You probably don’t think twice about chewing, but scientists now say the evolution of chewing could have played a major role in how humans evolved …
We have long debated the origin of mankind. Some believe in God’s creation of man in his own image, while others say that mankind evolved …
Scientists originally believed a fossil found in 2015 to be the missing ‘four-legged snake.’ Now, a new study says that the fossil isn’t a snake …
Scientists have been monitoring the development of a new evolutionary change in humans. More people are being born with an “extra” artery running down their …
A species of flightless bird went extinct over 130,000 years ago but then appeared again after evolution gave it a second chance. The birds evolved …
It’s been millions of years since dinosaurs walked the Earth, but they left plenty of remains behind for us to find. Paleontologists can learn a …
We humans tend to take our ability to chew and swallow for granted, but as mammals we actually have a pretty complicated system of bones …
Modern crocodiles have a reputation as ravenous beasts that crave flesh. While it’s certainly true that crocodiles today are more than happy to feast on …
For scientists studying the history of human evolution, determining when certain changes happened and what may have prompted those changes are very important questions to …
As humans, if we lose a limb or even a tiny digit like a finger or toe we’re left to live out our lives without …
The premise of Jurassic Park was that scientists found a way to use dinosaur DNA to bring long-extinct species back from the dead. The reality …
If you’re sitting on the internet and reading this story instead of doing something more important that you KNOW you should be doing, I have …
When we look back at the fossilized remains of our human ancestors it’s easy to see the resemblance. The prehistoric peoples that roamed the Earth …
For decades, the accepted theory of human migration suggested that Homo sapiens arrived to America around 15,000 years ago, and that they were the very …
Humans have always been endlessly fascinated with our evolutionary history, and discovering a new species of human that once roamed the Earth is certainly cause …
Science tells us that humans evolved from primate ancestors, and that despite the fact that apes still exist, we’re actually just a different branch on …
Although the theory of evolution is widely accepted within the scientific community, it still faces some resistance from religious fundamentalists who want children to learn …
