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Evolutionary Psychology Can We Speed Up Human Evolution? Why our survival may depend on adapting faster than nature intended. Posted April 2, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D.

For decades, the dominant theory in human evolution suggested that modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage in Africa. However, groundbreaking new research from the University of ...

Human and chimpanzee brain comparison. [Andipantz/Getty Images] Noonan’s lab is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

Noonan’s lab is focused on understanding how HAR s contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features. In previous work the team has shown that some HAR s alter gene expression in ...