Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift — driven not by genes, but by culture. In a paper published in the Oxford ...

This post is in response to How Culture Makes Us Smarter By Steve Stewart-Williams Ph.D. Are we big-brained mammals who have out-evolved ourselves? 'The evidence for the hypothesis that cultural ...

Knowing how cultural evolution happens also means we can harness it for the larger good, creating a more just and sustainable world, according to a new article. Evolution goes beyond the genetic code ...

Genes and culture are deeply intertwined, argues researcher Ryutaro Uchiyama, who has proposed a pioneering new framework reconciling these two areas. Your height, your weight, the music you enjoy ...

In Part One of this series, we saw that culture doesn't suffer from the problem that Darwin's theory of natural selection successfully solved: the problem of how change accumulates in biological ...

Chimpanzees have long been recognized for their use of tools and advanced problem-solving abilities. However, a new study led by the University of Zurich suggests that some of their most sophisticated ...

The killer whale on boat “violence” doesn’t seem to be going away. Last week, an orca (Orcinus orca) reportedly launched itself into a yacht off the coast of the North Sea. The event, which wasn’t ...

ALBAWABA - The Jordanian thobe, also known as the national dress, holds a significant place in the cultural heritage of Jordan. This report explores the development and evolution of the Jordanian ...