Latest about Evolution
How smart were Neanderthals?
Our extinct cousins have a lousy reputation that's being overturned by new discoveries.
Humans Are Eating Most of Earth's Largest Animals to Extinction
Humans are hunting and eating 60 percent of Earth's largest animals into an early grave.
Could Evolution Ever Bring Back the Dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for hundreds of millions of years before they died in an asteroid blast 66 million years ago. So, could these gigantic reptiles ever re-evolve back to our modern world?
Brain of Mysterious 'Little Foot' Human Relative Was Half-Man, Half-Ape
The brain of a very old human ancestor looks a lot like an ape's and a little like a human's.
Neanderthals and Humans Were Hooking Up Way More Than Anyone Thought
Way more sex happened between Neanderthals and the ancestors of modern humans across Europe and Asia than scientists originally thought, a new study finds.
Puppy-Size Roaches (and Other Bizarre Creatures) Pop Up in 'Beyond the Sixth Extinction'
In a toxic landscape of the future, what strange animals might evolve?
Chemistry Nobel Awarded to Scientists for Taking the Reins on Evolution
Evolution is unfolding in test tubes.
How Did Opium Poppies Get Their Painkilling Properties?
Humans have been turning to the poppy plant to get high or relieve pain for thousands of years.
