A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

Scientists working in Ethiopia's Afar Region have made discoveries that rewrite our understanding of early human history. For ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The ...

A new study has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date. A new study, published today in the journal Nature, has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...

The publication of An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family by Alison Bashford in October 2022 highlights the history of two pivotal figures in the development of modern ...