Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

What will humans look like thousands of years from now? Evolution, science, and artificial intelligence could completely ...

What will humans look like in the future? From stronger bodies to bigger brains, or maybe even merging with machines. Human ...

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 ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species lasts forever.

Share on Pinterest Human brain cell evolution may be linked to autism, neurodiversity, according to a new study. Image credit: Lauren Lee/Stocksy A new study concludes that the speed at which the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael A. Little, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE ...

Dan M. Mrejeru presents an exploration of how environmental forces and cognitive shifts shaped the modern human mind ...