Why Are Human Babies Born With More Bones Than Adults? Hint: Evolution Left Us Unfinished On Purpose

Human babies arrive with 100 extra bones for the same reason birth is the most dangerous event in mammalian life. Both facts ...
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Humans are still undergoing natural evolution

It would be tempting to believe that human evolution has slowed since our ancestors left Africa 300,000 years ago. Yet a new ...

Ancient DNA Study Reveals Human Evolution Is Happening Faster Than We Thought

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...
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Ancient DNA study shows human evolution speeding up

A Harvard-led study of nearly 16,000 ancient genomes from West Eurasia reveals that natural selection has been far more active in the past 10,000 years than previously believed. Researchers identified ...
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Estrogen in both the male and female brain shapes responses to trauma, study suggests

Traumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against ...
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'We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past': Malaria influenced early humans' migrations across Africa, study suggests

Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.
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Scientists Discover Ancient DNA That Shapes Human Language

New research shows human language evolved through ancient genetic systems that regulate genes, challenging the previous idea.
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HIV Was Quietly Influencing Human Evolution. Antiretroviral Therapy Stopped It In Its Tracks

A new study shows the virus could have doubled the frequency of genetic variants in a South African province if effective ...