A Mutation Gave Humans the Gift of Speech. These Mice Have It, Too.

Scientists wanted to know why the chatter of Alston’s singing mice sounds so much like human conversation. What they found ...
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Malaria didn’t just kill early humans, it shaped who we became

Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...

Why Can’t Humans Regrow Limbs? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

Salamanders regrow entire limbs. We share their evolutionary blueprint. So why can’t humans do the same? The answer ...

Why Don’t Humans Hibernate? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

You may not know that our ancestors hibernated during the winter months. Why did we evolve out of this biologically prolific ...

The story of the first human tool that might not be a weapon, scientists say it was far more important

When people imagine the earliest human tools, they usually picture weapons. Stone handaxes, sharpened spears and heavy clubs ...

Meet Matt Berger: A 9-year-old who accidentally discovered a new species of human ancestor

During an excursion in South Africa's renowned 'Cradle of Humankind', young Matt Berger, just nine years old, stumbled upon a ...

What can singing mice say about human speech?

Speech is a crowning achievement of human evolution, the skill that separates us from every other animal. So, it would stand ...

The Curious Evolution of Banking: Why Financial Systems Are Becoming More Human Than Ever

For most of history, banking felt formal, distant, and highly structured. People walked into large buildings with marble ...
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New secrets of human evolution unlocked in study of ancient DNA from Europe and Near East

Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years ...