These plants might actually be de-evolving
We know that the world and its various inhabitants, from plants to animals, are still evolving. In fact, some even believe that humans are actively …
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Scientists just uncovered a shocking twist in the story of human evolution
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 …
We may finally have an explanation for why only humans can speak
For centuries, scientists have wondered what makes human speech unique. Why can we hold conversations while our closest relatives, like Neanderthals, could not? New research …
AI deep-learning models show us how the brain evolved over 320M years
The human brain is one of the most complex structures in nature, but the brain’s origins stretch back hundreds of millions of years. A new …
An entirely new form of ancient human may have been discovered
Scientists have proposed a new form of ancient humans. The Juluren, or “large head people,” reportedly lived in eastern Asia over 100,000 years ago. Paleoanthropologists …
This is what humans might evolve to look like in the year 3000
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 watched a once-in-a-lifetime evolutionary event happen right before their eyes
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 …
Scientists are one step closer to creating artificial life
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 …
The oldest known Neanderthal art found after 57,000 years sealed in a cave
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 …
Study finds that marsupials are ‘far more evolved’ than humans
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 …
Huge study across 160 cities may have discovered what drives evolution on Earth
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. …
Scientists repeated this experiment 600 times to discover clues about how life evolved
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 …
Researchers found 500,000-year-old signs of an extinct human species
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 …
New study says chewing may have played a vital role in human evolution
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 …
New human fossil discovery has everyone questioning the origin of mankind
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 …
Four-legged snake fossil thought to be the missing link was just debunked
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 …
Humans are still evolving, and here’s the hard proof
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 …
This bird went completely extinct, and then it came back
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 …
This dinosaur species was constantly replacing its own teeth
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 …
Ancient fossil offers clues as to when mammals learned how to eat
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 …
Some ancient crocodiles preferred salad over steak
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 …
Scientists suggest a nearby supernova may have prompted human ancestors to walk upright
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 …
This worm can regrow its brain and entire head if needed
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 …
Researchers claim dinosaurs still exist today, we just call them birds
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 …
Does evolution favor the lazy? Scientists think it might
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 …
Ever wonder why you have eyebrows? Scientists think they now have the answer
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 …
History-changing discovery suggests Homo sapiens were not the first humans in America
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 …
