New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ...

Like other living creatures, humans have been shaped by evolution. Over time, we have developed – and continue to develop – traits that help us survive.

Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a ...