Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

A new study explores how culture is overtaking genetics as the driving force in human evolution and shaping our future.

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

AI doomers claim that superintelligence will lead to human extinction—but their scenario makes implausible assumptions about ...

Now some scientists claim in a new paper that culture has actually overtaken genetics as the leading force shaping human evolution, marking a major shift. Timothy Waring, an economist at the ...

A study published in the journal One Earth points out that risk assessments for diseases transmitted by infected animals ...

Most tiger sharks caught in the Arabian Sea are sexually immature, taken before they can even reproduce. Without urgent ...

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human body.

Researchers from The University of Osaka have found that they can keep mouse uterine tissue alive outside of the body, allowing them to directly observe embryonic implantation and development. Their ...

Studies show parents are more likely to have bigger families when kids are the same gender, creating patterns that look biological—but may be behavioral.