Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...

Since the early 20th century, people’s skulls have got rounder and their jaws have got wider, probably because of changes in ...

The story of human evolution is far from a straight line — it’s a complex web of species, adaptations, and interconnections.

The 2026 Ulysses and Marguerite Memorial Schwartz Lecture drew an overflowing crowd of students on April 21 to hear from ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

Matchbox Pictures co-founder Penny Chapman used the 2026 Hector Crawford Lecture to address AI and the legacy of 18 years of ...

A bizarre, cyclops-like creature from nearly 600 million years ago may hold the key to how your eyes—and even your sleep ...

Professor Simon Conway Morris, a groundbreaking paleontologist at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the 2026 Templeton Prize for his outstanding contributions to the field of evolutionary ...

Over 100 attendees filled NYU’s annual Darwin Lecture on Monday, where Princeton professor Lindy McBride explored how humans ...

Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and his interests range from immunology and microscopy to the philosophy of science.View full profile Tom has a master’s degree ...

A massive new study suggests natural selection has shaped human evolution in West Eurasia far more strongly and far more recently than scientists once believed. By tracking genetic changes across more ...

A common element in “Star Trek” and other science fiction is their depiction of humanoid alien species. If life exists ...