Micronutrients, minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution more than ...

Recent discoveries of fossilized footprints have provided intriguing evidence that suggests pre-human species were more ...

Like other species, we are the products of millions of years of adaptation. Now we're taking matters into our own hands.

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been radically altered over millions of years to allow us to accomplish our bizarre ...

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

Scientists find genetic mutation, millions of years ago. Oct. 12, 2011 — -- About three million years ago human predecessors embarked on a new course that would forever alter the evolution of our ...

While the Vatican acknowledges stages of technological development, it lacks a model of integrating science and religion that can adequately assess the influence of technology. The Vatican's approach, ...

The Trump Administration recently called out the Smithsonian Institution for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives,” leading GOP Sen. Jim Banks last week to introduce a bill prohibiting ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...