The story of human evolution in ancient past is said to be written in our modern bodies. In his book “Descent of Man,” Charles Darwin talks about vestigial structures. A vestigial structure is a body ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

What’s your purpose in life? It’s a daunting question. But your answer may say a lot about your well-being. Studies link a sense of purpose to better physical and mental health. But your purpose isn’t ...

Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These ...

Africa, these bones are from a species of hominid but they don’t seem to fit in the current timeline. This species has ...