Scientists reveal that a key evolutionary theory about rapid change is wrong, caused mainly by statistical noise in the data.

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely ...

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Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of ...

Our brains are designed to misjudge reality. Evolution favors survival over truth, leading to predictable errors in ...

Attorney General James Uthmeier and law enforcement officials announce the results of Operation Dragon Eye. Thomas Mulligan examines the theory that magic mushrooms may have influenced human evolution ...

Pop culture about the ‘trial of the century’ reflected broader cultural rifts. (The Conversation) — Ask Americans about the ...

New research suggests that the unique way human placentas produce sex hormones during pregnancy may have been a key driver behind our species' extraordinary brain development and social behavior.

How does climate change affect the way humans organize themselves? How has it shaped the course of human evolution? An ...