Now some scientists claim in a new paper that culture has actually overtaken genetics as the leading force shaping human evolution, marking a major shift. Timothy Waring, an economist at the ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

Genetics may no longer be the driving force of human evolution, a study by researchers from the University of Maine suggests.

Newly discovered fossils in Ethiopia show that Homo coexisted with Australopithecus 2.6 million years ago, rewriting the ...

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Evan Simons, postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Anthropology, answers a question for The Conversation’s “Curious Kids” feature. Everything that is alive today has evolved, including ...

A niche is the structural, temporal, and social context in which a species exists. Over the last two million years, the human lineage underwent clear morphological changes alongside less easily ...

Scientists have discovered what's thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...

The American Anthropological Association (AAA), the primary professional society of anthropologists in the United States since its founding in 1902, is the world's largest professional organization of ...

What will the Earth look like thousands of years from now? Will humans be around to see it? In this hour, we'll talk with geologist and author Peter Ward and artist Alexis Rockman. Their new book ...