How firelight helped storytelling evolve
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.
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New discovery sheds light on evolutionary crossroads of vertebrates
Gene sequencing has unlocked the role of proteins in the evolutionary process
Ever evolving evolution
A new understanding of adaptive evolution is emerging, thanks to an international team of scientists, led by the School of Biology.
Baboons shed light on evolution
Mapping baboon genomes could help unravel the evolutionary history of modern humans, new research has found.
‘Animal culture’ reshapes ideas about evolution
Adaptation led by cultural change may shape genetic evolution
New book reveals the fascinating life of whales
Insights into the sea mammals published by Natural History Museum
Living fossil challenges thinking on brain evolution
Ancient sea creature discovered to have complex brain
Nitrogen revolution
Nitrogen captured in ancient rocks from South Africa provides fresh insights into the co-evolution of Earth and life
Understanding evolution
£5.7 million grant for evolutionary research
New lab promises insights into evolution of Earth and life
New facilities position St Andrews at the forefront of isotope geochemistry.