Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

This is the incredible story of our ancient origins. Senate Democratic leader Jason Pizzo switches party affiliation live on Senate floor What Dawn Staley said about Agot Makeer signing with South ...

A discovery by scientists at Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology could shed light on the evolution of ...

The ‘Out of Africa' (Replacement), ‘Multiregional Evolution' (Continuity), and ‘Assimilation' models are the three most widely used to interpret the origin of living human populations ...

A recent study from researchers at the University of Toulouse has revealed a fascinating insight into the origins of life on ...

Our Human Evolution gallery explores the origins of Homo sapiens ... how they were related and how they adapted to life in different landscapes and challenging climates. Entering the gallery, visitors ...

For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable ...

The Human Evolution gallery will be closed between 19 and 23 May while we make some improvements to the cases. We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause. Meet your ancient relatives, trace ...

More than a decade after his 'Origin of Species', Darwin found courage to publish ideas he had once only hinted at. In 'The Descent of Man' he presented an unequivocal account of human evolution.

A Pulitzer Prize winner considers how elements of the Scopes trial on teaching evolution may color modern debates, including ...