"Within the past 50,000 years most of the variation that is seen among human populations evolved," said researcher Jason Hodgson.

For decades, the narrative of early humans evolution has been closely tied to the rise of meat consumption, thought to have ...

experts gave Newsweek their predictions for how evolution might affect the appearance of our species in the future. A 3D illustration of a facial recognition system. What will humans look like in ...

“DNA was left in the dust by cultural evolution,” he says, “but now it’s catching up.” Distant future: Can humans adapt to the red planet? Large-scale evolutionary divergence from the ...

Imagine a future where humans are gone, and nature takes its course. Professor Tim Coulson explores the possibilities, including the rise of octopuses as a dominant species, in a fascinating glimpse ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains what the future of human evolution will look like. Follow TI: On Facebook StarTalk Radio is a podcast and radio program hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

"This evolutionary change could have profound implications for human evolution," said the Economic Times. "Scientists caution that the development of multiple sex-determining systems in different ...

Like no other species on Earth, we humans can influence what genes and traits are passed on to future generations -- and thereby impact the course of our evolution. Will our power to manipulate ...

New research adds to our understanding of the function of the human genome. An international team of researchers has made ...