A great way to assess a nation’s cultural influence is to think of the distinctive traditions and cultural mark that a ...

Variability in traits and increased individuality in behaviors is something that can evolve in response to selection, definitely in the lab and potentially also in nature.

A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that the presence of just ...

Since spooky season is now in full swing, it's time to talk about one of my absolute favorite fictional monsters: the vampire. I remember watching Universal's iconic 1931 version of "Dracula" as a kid ...

A conversation with the legendary evolutionary thinker and archaeologist, Eudald Carbonell. By Jan Ritch-Frel and Deborah ...

W San Francisco's evolution into a cultural destination was on full display in September, as Sunday Brunch & Beats welcomed 250 music enthusiasts for the second annual pre-festival celebration that ...

Not literally, of course. But similarly to an ant colony, two scientists say our collective culture—not genetics—has become ...

AI-generated illustration. Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species toward ...

Forget survival of the fittest, think survival of the most adaptable culture. A bold new theory from researchers at the University of Maine suggests that human evolution is no longer driven primarily ...

ORONO, Maine — Humans may be experiencing one of the most unusual evolutionary changes in our species’ history, and it may have little to do with DNA. A new study from the University of Maine suggests ...

Culture, not genetics, may now lead human evolution. Credit: Stadtpflaenzchen / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0 Human evolution is entering a new phase, according to researchers at the University of Maine ...