Evolution

Fossilized teeth reveal a risky diet change spurred human evolution

A new study led by researchers at Dartmouth College provides the first direct proof from the human fossil record for a powerful evolutionary force.

How ancient tomato genes created the potatoes we eat today Rebecca Shavit

Why apes eating fruit is key to human love for alcohol consumption Rebecca Shavit

All living mammals evolved from this country – 50 million years earlier than previously thought Joseph Shavit

The rise and fall of Paraceratherium: Earth’s largest-ever land mammal Rebecca Shavit

Ancient fossil reveals spiders and their relatives originated in the ocean, not on land Rebecca Shavit

The surprisingly complex story of how mammals stand and move today Mac Oliveau

Humans and Neanderthals are far more connected than once thought Rebecca Shavit

JWST discovery helps answer how galaxies, like our own Milky Way, were born Melanie Livingstone

Earth’s oldest living creature unearthed—dating back 700 million years Joseph Shavit

New study challenges where Native Americans originally came from Joseph Shavit

Scientists reveal how feathers formed millions of years ago Mac Oliveau

New discovery reveals why dinosaurs reached massive sizes Joseph Shavit

New study reveals how mammals evolved to survive the ice age Joshua Shavit

New fossil evidence places early humans in Eurasia 2 million years ago Rebecca Shavit

650 million year old creature found in California lake reveals how life evolved Joshua Shavit

Every living thing on Earth evolved from one common ancestor Joseph Shavit