The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

It is normal and natural for species to go extinct, which are then replaced through evolution as new species evolve. However, in modern times evolution cannot keep up with the rate of extinction ...

If all the world's a stage and all the species merely players, then their exits and entrances can be found in the rock record ...

Our species emerged as a result of a mind-bending number of random events and mutations, but it may also have been inevitable that humans, or something like us, would walk the Earth.

Researchers have found that an extinct human species buried their dead and carved symbols on cave walls 100,000 years before humans, challenging previous assumptions about human evolution.

This article was originally published with the title “ What Will Become of Homo Sapiens? ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 300 No. 1 (January 2009), p. 68 doi:10.1038 ...

Rapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQBy Richard DoolingHarmony, 272 pages, $25You know the Evolution of Man chart? The drawing in biology textbooks illustrating our progress from knuckle-drag… ...

According to data from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is over 415 parts per million (ppm), far higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years ...

Human-driven deforestation in New Zealand has altered species interactions in a mimicry system, leading to rapid evolution of insect colour. Graham McCulloch, Jon Waters, CC BY-SA Genetic change ...

Human life expectancy has already increased from about 45 at the start of the 20th century to 80 today. Because of advancements in technology, which will affect natural selection, Last suggests ...