For over a thousand years, the story of human evolution was simple: Homo sapiens developed in Africa between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago from a single line of forebears. But today, one research has ...

Modern humans are characterized by their prosociality, a broad term that encompasses intraspecies empathy, social tolerance, cooperation and altruism. These facets of social cognition have been ...

The population crashed following climate change about 930,000 years ago, scientists concluded. Other experts aren’t convinced by the analysis. By Carl Zimmer No place on the planet has escaped the ...

New research from across the globe found that the ‘fuel of evolution’ in wild animals is two to four times more abundant than previously thought Climate change is forcing animals to adapt—and fast.