Evolutionary theory has revolutionized the way we understand humans – yet more than a century after Darwin's ideas reshaped biology, the female form of our species remains largely a mystery.

Where do we come from and how did we evolve into the beings and bodies we are today? The new book "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution" argues for a better ...

Cat Bohannon's "Eve" is vaguely intimidating. Fine, more than a little intimidating. It's more than 600 pages, promising to cover 200 million years of human evolution. The young adult adaptation, just ...

Many people today simply assume that our evolution has quietly ended with the development of the modern human. It's easy to think that medicine, science, and modern living have made us "perfect" or ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

Edwina Preston has received funding from Creative Victoria and the Australia Council for the Arts. She works for the Australian Education Union American essayist Cat Bohannon loves a bit of pop ...

A new Neanderthal DNA study suggests interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals favored pairings of female humans with male Neanderthals. This finding challenges traditional evolutionary ...

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you picture human evolution. These finds, dating back between 2.6 and 2.8 ...

Where do we come from and how did we evolve into the beings and bodies we are today? The new book "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution" argues for a better ...