The relationship between predators and prey in the wild is underscored by an evolutionary arms race spanning millions of years, but new research has found modern human activity is reshaping the rules.

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Ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 genomes suggests human evolution accelerated after farming, cities, and the Bronze Age transformed Europe.

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Over 80 percent of the world’s population is currently heating up for summer, and with it comes the realization that many of ...

No matter where you are in the world, the humans living there are about 90 percent right-handed while the remaining 10 ...

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A remarkable collection of ancient stone tools proves that human creativity can thrive in challenging times. The complexity of the stone tools found amidst the bones of butchered animals in central ...

Humans can only see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum. Here’s why evolution may have intentionally hidden ...

When a child develops kidney failure or a rare bone disorder, the cause can seem painfully immediate. It may be a single ...