(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have brought us to a major turning point in our evolutionary journey. According ...

Imagine looking into the mirror and seeing a completely different version of humanity, one with huge eyes, advanced technology wired into the brain, and even the ability to regrow lost limbs. While it ...

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

Will humanity extend into the far future? It's likely many of us think it should. The problem is that each of us, individually and collectively, act otherwise—we are destroying the environment and ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is likely ASD’s genetic cause, new research suggests. Though autism can cause ...