A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA. The ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...

New research suggests a genetic variant in the NOVA1 protein may have played a key role in the emergence of human speech.

Humans have evolved considerably, but that doesn't mean that early hominids didn't make decisions based on intelligence and rationality. At the site of Melka Wakena, a place with more than 1.5 ...

In contrast, Homo sapiens had more diverse blood types ... The rapid evolution of red blood cells in early humans remains unexplained, but geographical expansion may be a contributing factor.

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans (Homo sapiens) migrating out of Africa ... rise to current populations outside Africa. This early-branching population has no descendants today.

Image:Le Moustier’s 1920s art reconstruction of Neanderthals. Credit: Public domain Scientists have uncovered how blood groups helped early humans (Homo sapiens) in their survival and expansion across ...

Early humans were just beginning to establish their presence beyond ... This shift was likely driven, in part, by the arrival of modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and the displacement of the ...

Scientists have uncovered how blood groups helped early humans (Homo sapiens) in their survival and expansion across the globe. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, highlight the role of ...

The animals themselves may not care, but biodiversity is the key here – something that only Homo sapiens can perceive ... investment or stewardship – if not ownership – among the human populations of ...