# News Sort & Filters close ## Filters Article Categories expand\_more - expand\_moreexpand\_lessArticles (62) - Coverage on 2021 Nature Communications Paper (3) - Coverage on 2020 Cell paper (5) - Coverage on 2017 Elife paper (3) - Coverage on Nature Genetics GDF5 and Height Paper (42) - Awards (2) - Cover Article (1) - Radio Broadcasts (3) Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 71 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by NewestOldestAlphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-APublish Date (DESC)Publish Date (ASC) sort list grid\_view ## 71 results [### Evolution of human hands progressed feet-first ](/news/2026/06/evolution-human-hands-progressed-feet-first) June 03, 2026 A new study shows how natural selection for locomotion reshaped both extremities. ![Terence Capellini](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-04%20at%202.59.17%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=RXJ8jK1C) [### Harvard Graduate Society Merit/Term-Time Fellowship 2026 Awardee ](/news/2026/03/harvard-graduate-society-meritterm-time-fellowship-2026-awardee) March 24, 2026 Congratulations to Shanen Ganapathee (G4) for receiving the Merit/Graduate Society Term-Time Research Fellowship for the 2026-2027 academic year! ![Shanen headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Screenshot%202026-05-30%20at%209.28.23%E2%80%AFAM_0.png?itok=Nlsi6IxX) [### Why other apes can't walk a mile in our shoes ](/news/2025/09/why-other-apes-cant-walk-mile-our-shoes) September 19, 2025 Why other apes can't walk a mile in our shoes on Quirks and Quarks with Bob McDonald. ![Radio Broadcast Image](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%205.14.46%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=_WcFT7KX) [### How Humans Came to Walk Upright ](/news/2025/09/how-humans-came-walk-upright) September 07, 2025 How Humans Came to Walk Upright on Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea. ![Radio Broadcast Image](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%205.16.16%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=5_HNF5Y4) [### Lankan scientist plays key role in Harvard study of ancient genetic changes ](/news/2025/08/lankan-scientist-plays-key-role-harvard-study-ancient-genetic-changes) August 31, 2025 Lankan scientist Dr Gayani Senevirathne has played a key role in a Harvard University study that has uncovered the genetic changes which enabled humans to walk on two legs – a discovery described as a turning point in understanding human evolution. ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%203.24.15%E2%80%AFPM_0.png?itok=t2O2ndee) [### Sri Lankan Scientist Leads Groundbreaking Discovery on Human Evolution ](/news/2025/08/sri-lankan-scientist-leads-groundbreaking-discovery-human-evolution) August 30, 2025 A team of scientists from Harvard University, led by Sri Lankan researcher Dr Gayani Seneviratne, has made a new discovery that offers a crucial insight into how the human race evolved to walk upright. The landmark findings were recently published in the... ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%203.37.37%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=eyfL7WUR) [### How Humans Became Upright: Key Changes to Our Pelvis Found ](/news/2025/08/how-humans-became-upright-key-changes-our-pelvis-found-0) August 29, 2025 Genetic and anatomical data reveal how the human pelvis acquired its unique shape, enabling our ancestors to walk on two legs. ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%203.05.34%E2%80%AFPM_0.png?itok=HiE_La94) [### How the pelvis evolved to enable human bipedalism ](/news/2025/08/how-pelvis-evolved-enable-human-bipedalism) August 27, 2025 Analyses of pelvis development in humans and other primates reveal how changes in bone-patterning processes helped humans to gain the ability to walk upright. description [### Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright ](/news/2025/08/uncovering-genes-let-our-ancestors-walk-upright) August 27, 2025 A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism. ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%202.58.38%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=FrwzhGQo) [### How humans became upright: key changes to our pelvis found ](/news/2025/08/how-humans-became-upright-key-changes-our-pelvis-found) August 27, 2025 Genetic and anatomical data reveal how the human pelvis acquired its unique shape, enabling our ancestors to walk on two legs. ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%203.05.34%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=o9O7UGN1) [### Trending With Impact: Epigenetic Shifts, Aging, and Disease ](/news/coverage-richard-and-capellini-2021-shifting-epigenetic-contexts) July 22, 2021 Coverage of Richard and Capellini (2021): "Shifting epigenetic contexts influence regulatory variation and disease risk". ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Screenshot%202026-05-30%20at%2011.06.05%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=tevszCrX) [### Taking a step toward discovering the cause of joint disease ](/news/2021/07/taking-step-toward-discovering-cause-joint-disease) July 14, 2021 Study finds switches near GDF5 gene linked to knee osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-11%20at%201.54.12%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=LPBqdd5V) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 6 ](?page=5 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")