A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to ...

Schizophrenia affects around 23 million people globally, or one in 345 people. The illness can beset sufferers with ...

Psychological research is showing that altruism does exist, an understanding that could lead to a more empathetic world.

When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is because snake venom is not a ...

There are seven main characters on the beloved CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" — so who's the worst, and who's the best?

A veteran state lawmaker wants to force Arizona public schools that teach evolution to also teach "intelligent design,'' what ...

A professor at the University of Cincinnati and his colleagues have figured out something two of America's most famous ...

Scientists have discovered a 151-million-year-old fossil fly in Australia that challenges ideas about insect evolution. Named Telmatomyia talbragarica, it shows a rock-gripping feature once thought ...

The discovery marks a significant moment for a theory that was once dismissed as fringe science but is now gaining serious scientific traction. Panspermia is far from a modern invention. The concept ...

Republican state Sen. David Farnsworth plans to introduce a bill to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach ...