New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution finds that the relatively high rate of autism-spectrum disorders in humans is ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors ...

Now a new study in Nature led by Harvard scientists reveals two key genetic shifts that remodeled the pelvis to help human ancestors become the upright bipeds ...

One model for how to understand human evolution is a concept called “budding cladogenesis.” In this model, species don’t progressively change into the next species and vanish.

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Ethical frameworks are needed to guide posthuman life toward robust, sustainable futures, but theology and spirituality can only contribute meaningfully if they adequately engage human evolution.