Larger brain, smaller face: Human evolution took a different course than previously thought

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

In our deep oceans, evolution is supercharged – this diversity of life could help unlock humanity’s greatest challenges

Deep oceans contain microbes with yet-to-be-discovered properties that could drive future innovations in biotechnology.
Smithsonian Magazine

Human Evolution

Researchers who investigated the remains of a young adult male found in the Qafzeh cave say the injury healed over time, ...

‘We didn’t develop heads until we’d evolved an arse. I like that’: Chris Packham’s epic ode to evolution

His superpower has always been speaking his mind – and his majestic new BBC show aims to shatter our ideas about life itself. The presenter talks mass extinction, spiders who dream and why people get ...
Phys.org

The stability paradox: How do organisms change shape over the course of evolution?

Researchers at the Technion have discovered how changes in genetic regulatory sequences can lead to alterations in the form and structure of animals—even when genetic regulatory systems are stable and ...