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A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease ...

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Scientists previously thought only a handful of genes showed signs of selection in recent human evolution, but previous ...

There’s a theory that many of us have an “inner Neanderthal.” The idea is that Homo sapiens and a cousin species once bred, ...

The sounds made by sperm whales are “one of the closest parallels” in the animal kingdom to the language of humans, a study ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

A common element in “Star Trek” and other science fiction is their depiction of humanoid alien species. If life exists ...

Award winning duo James S. A. Corey show humanity’s struggle with staggering alien power in their latest installment of the ...

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