Are you lactose intolerant? Many people are. In fact, the ability to digest lactose may be an example of adaptive evolution in the human lineage. Although the study of natural selection in humans ...

To reconstruct the environmental conditions during the time of Homo erectus, the research team used advanced modeling ...

Evolution of human traitsIcons depict cultural and biological ... And there are a half dozen distinct genetic adaptations that protect Africans against malaria (one has the significant drawback ...

While malaria is the best-understood example of an infectious disease that has driven human evolution ... can help elucidate the evolutionary adaptations that have allowed humans to withstand ...

For decades, the story of human origins has been pieced together from fossil evidence scattered across Africa, Europe, and ...

In 1990 a consortium undertook to sequence the entire genome (that is, the full complement of DNA) of a human being within fifteen years. This was a big promise. The first genomes to be sequenced were ...

Embarking on a journey through the annals of human evolution, we uncover a narrative that is as fascinating as it is complex. This saga not only chronicles the physical transformations experienced by ...

Human evolution, traditionally driven by natural ... Some human populations have developed genetic adaptations to survive harsh environmental conditions and diseases. For example: ・Populations ...

Humans' increasingly large footprint across the planet is forcing plants & animals to adapt and is affecting some species' evolutionary path.

Urban areas offer a unique glimpse into how evolution functions on smaller timescales and how species adapt to human presence and ... evolutionary change and adaptation, these methods can be ...