As early humans migrated from lush African forests to open grasslands, they needed new, reliable energy sources. This shift spurred a taste for grassy plants – especially grains – and for starchy ...

A new study has found that where you live - and who you're surrounded by - has a greater impact on your life than the genes you inherit. Timothy Waring, an associate professor of economics and ...

The evolutionary blueprint for hands was borrowed in part from a much older genetic plan for our nether regions, a new study suggests. Researchers armed with CRISPR looked to the embryos of zebrafish ...

A University of Montpellier study published on September 1st in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported that human intervention over the last millennium drove a sharp divergence ...