Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe. Using advanced analysis based ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota are planning to explore everything from experimental new medications to exercise regimens to see if they can reverse the genetic triggers that predispose ...