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

Learn why some researchers say that our culture – not genetics – is driving our evolution and what that could mean for our future.

On the centennial anniversary of “The Origin of Species” in 1959, geneticist Hermann Joseph Muller warned, “One hundred years without Darwin have been enough.” It has been 53 years since Muller’s ...

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

The mystery of human evolution is nowhere close to being resolved. Every new discovery not only peels off the layer of truth but also brings forth a plethora of questions. The recent fossil discovery ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Life did not begin with one primordial cell. Instead, there were initially at least three simple types of loosely constructed cellular organizations. They swam in a pool of genes, ...

Three new faculty members in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology brings distinct expertise to strengthen the ...

Cancer was the second leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. Although billions of dollars have been poured into cancer research, the results are still disappointing for many patients who pay ...

A video opposed to the teaching of evolution in Augusta County Schools received 11,000 views and drew some speakers to the ...