What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

2016: Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ...

Evolution is a hot-button issue right now, as new science standards are being developed for Minnesota’s K-12 education. If you’ve taken high school or college biology, you’ve probably been exposed to ...

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. In a paper published in the Oxford ...

Tonika Lewis Johnson’s artwork includes the acclaimed Folded Map Project. She’s one of 22 new MacArthur Fellows, announced on ...

Ahead of their co-headline tour with The B-52's, 'Far Out' sat down with Gerald Casale, Bob and Mark Mothersbaugh of Ohio's extra-terrestrial new-wavers, Devo.

Recently, in a “wild” new spin on the theory, known as directed panspermia, it’s been suggested that “aliens sent microbes or ...

Scientists are hoping to use genetic engineering to reduce the transmission of Lyme disease. The scientists' target is not ...

When an Amazonian tribe tried to regulate the mines on their territory, they invited the violence of modern life into their ...

New research uncovers the origin of the wheel, revealing how ancient copper miners transformed simple rollers into advanced ...

A new theory suggests that cultural systems dictated how human beings survived and not genetics, hinting at adaptability and reproduction.

Whether chatbots are truly “conscious” or not, they are an alien presence that has already begun to warp the world. The human ...