If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

The origin of the human chin is still being debated, as scientists have failed to work out why exactly we have one ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

In thoroughly enjoyable and edifying prose, Lieberman, professor of human evolution at Harvard, leads a fascinating journey through human evolution. He comprehensively explains how evolutionary forces ...

Ever looked in the mirror and wondered what incredible, and sometimes unsettling, secrets your own body might be holding?

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain—have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.

Researchers suggest repeated, survivable burn injuries influenced key genetic traits tied to inflammation, skin repair, and ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

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Humans, who are classified among the five great apes, are closest genetically, i.e., DNA similarity, to chimpanzees (98.8%-99%) and bonobos (98.8%). [Blueringmedia ...