New UNLV-led study models thousands of generations to find out why animals – including humans – evolved to prefer short-term gains over more fruitful long-term benefits.

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In new paper, UNLV-led anthropology team balks at a widely held belief that modern humans experienced an evolutionary decrease in brain size.

By illuminating a dark period in human evolutionary history, a UNLV scientist gets his turn in the spotlight.

A 2.8-million-year-old jawbone fills in section missing from human evolution’s timeline.

UNLV anthropologist and international research team find African fossil, publish findings in March 4 issue of "Science."