Climatic changes and human evolution The review also extensively discussed the role of climate in the evolution within the subfamily Homininae by exploring several key themes, such as the impact ...

Human genetic diversity and evolution rely on new mutations and exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the generation of sex cells, in a process called recombination. Recombination manifests ...

A groundbreaking international study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity s longest known prehistoric migration walking more than 20,000 kilometers over thousands of years from North ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

“The shift from pre-occupation to intensive human activity at the site was very clear in the sediments,” Mike Morley, another co-author of the study, said in a press statement.

More information: Sam Vickery et al, The uniqueness of human vulnerability to brain aging in great ape evolution, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado2733 ...

Noonan’s lab is focused on understanding how HAR s contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features. In previous work the team has shown that some HAR s alter gene expression in ...

The first cellular map of a human ovary, recently developed at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, represents a big leap forward in that quest.

Scientists find genetic mutation, millions of years ago. Oct. 12, 2011 — -- About three million years ago human predecessors embarked on a new course that would forever alter the evolution of ...

This technological leap has resulted in a dazzling discovery: there was not one, but at least three separate waves of recent human–Neanderthal admixture in the last 250,000 years. The earliest ...

The world’s largest annual human migration, some 2.9 billion trips are expected to be made during the period. Biggest homecoming parties Beijing and Shanghai have witnessed the highest departure ...