New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution finds that the relatively high rate of autism-spectrum disorders in humans is ...

F or the past century and a half, the concept of evolution has primarily been wielded by those describing change of a purely ...

In their Essay 'Can evolution explain how minds work?' (Nature 458, 832–833; 2009), Johan Bolhuis and Clive Wynne use Darwin's claim that there is “no fundamental difference between man and ...

This Review describes the successful efforts of modelling approaches that combine evolutionary theory, systems biology and molecular data to interpret past evolution and, crucially, to predict ...

The rise in disorders such as autism could be partly due to the subtle pressures of human evolution.

Evolutionary pressures could explain the seeming rise of disorders such as autism and autoimmune diseases, researchers report. The scientists also suggest that evolutionary perspectives should be ...

Evolution may explain why baby comes early Explore the human childbirth evolutionary dimension and how genes shape birth timing and risk factors for preterm births.

Often, in argument for evolution of which I oppose due to my experiences, beliefs and nature observations, I am lambasted and insulted.