Bits of viral genes incorporated into human DNA have been linked to cancer, ALS and schizophrenia. But many of these genes may not be harmful, and could even protect against infectious disease.

Humans have evolved an exceptionally high metabolic rate, unlike any other known animal. Unlike primates that conserve energy ...

Evolution works by conserving traits that carry value for the species, often perceived as “survival of the fittest” or in ...

Study reveals one good thing from dinosaur extinction that let primates emerge - Study explains how seeds and fruits ...

Learn how the extinction of dinosaurs around 66 million years ago caused seeds to grow larger, filling in an important piece ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

In the spirit of “everything is connected,” a new study found that the extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for the emergence of fruit, which nourished our primate ancestors. Tapping into this ...

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although ...

The extinction of the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth may have played a critical role in creating an environment that ...