How Molecular Clocks Are Refining Human Evolution’s Timeline
Scientists are getting better and better at using DNA to figure out when key evolutionary events happened.
How Molecular Clocks Are Refining Human Evolution’s Timeline
Human Nature
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Why Are Human Teeth So Messed Up?
Many of us have had crooked, ill-fitting teeth at some point in our lives. The reason has a lot to do with what we eat.
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Is Violence Embedded in Our DNA?
Some research suggests that throughout our evolution an innate tendency toward fighting shaped human anatomy. But anthropologists are sharply divided on the matter.
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How and Why Hazing Evolved
Some researchers have claimed there’s an evolutionary explanation for hazing. If they’re correct, should we accept—or even encourage—the ongoing use of this type of initiation ritual?
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What Role Did Autism Play in Human Evolution?
Traits we often tend to disparage were—and arguably still are—critical to human communities.
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The Fifth Beginning
Though world events may seem depressing in 2017, we are in the midst of a new age that will usher in global peace and cooperation.