Fireside storytelling may have provided the key catalyst to move human communication away from the ape-like systems our modern ape cousins still use today, and towards our uniquely human use of language.
Gene sequencing has unlocked the role of proteins in the evolutionary process
A new understanding of adaptive evolution is emerging, thanks to an international team of scientists, led by the School of Biology.
Mapping baboon genomes could help unravel the evolutionary history of modern humans, new research has found.
Adaptation led by cultural change may shape genetic evolution
Insights into the sea mammals published by Natural History Museum
Ancient sea creature discovered to have complex brain
Nitrogen captured in ancient rocks from South Africa provides fresh insights into the co-evolution of Earth and life
£5.7 million grant for evolutionary research
New facilities position St Andrews at the forefront of isotope geochemistry.