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The next phase of human evolution is already underway

A glass of milk can still mark a line through humanity. For most adults, drinking it brings discomfort because the body ...
Phys.org

Culture is overtaking genetics in shaping human evolution, researchers argue

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 ...

Why Are Human Babies Born With More Bones Than Adults? Hint: Evolution Left Us Unfinished On Purpose

Human babies arrive with 100 extra bones for the same reason birth is the most dangerous event in mammalian life. Both facts ...
The Harvard Crimson

Human Evolutionary Biology Concentration Will Be Renamed This Summer

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences has officially voted to change the name of the Human Evolutionary Biology concentration during a meeting on April 1. Effective as of July 1, 2025 — when the ...
Forbes

A Biologist Explains Why Human Babies Are Born So Helpless. Hint: Evolution Made A Strategic Tradeoff

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary ...
IFLScience on MSN

Evolution by natural selection has still been shaping the human species over the last 10,000 years: Here's how

When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...
Psychology Today

Can We Speed Up Human Evolution?

Throughout most of human history, evolution progressed slowly. Small genetic changes took thousands of years to permeate populations. Natural selection was intentional, reactive, and gradual. However, ...