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The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

The debate over human uniqueness is shifting as data has emerged suggesting that other animals can also generate cultural ...

Throughout most of human history, evolution progressed slowly. Small genetic changes took thousands of years to permeate populations. Natural selection was intentional, reactive, and gradual.

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He ...

Austrian researchers reveal why snow monkeys don't suffer maternal deaths during childbirth, offering insights into safer ...

Yodelling monkeys can produce far greater frequency jumps than humans due to special structures in their throats, research suggests. Scientists investigated the “abrupt frequency jumps” in monkey ...