Birds are living dinosaurs whose ancestors include T. rex and giant penguins. Understanding their past can help us imagine ...

Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, many of the world's largest mammals disappeared. Picture creatures like saber-toothed ...

A newly discovered prehistoric mammal may hold clues to how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction. The tiny species, ...

While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and ...

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

A tiny ancient reptile just revealed the moment breathing as we know it began — and it changed life on Earth forever.

We often think of the egg-laying reproductive strategy in nature as being employed by birds. Indeed, while many people ...

For years, elephants have been described as having amazing memories and that they never forget. However, the more interesting ...

His immensely popular, and controversial, 1967 book, “The Naked Ape,” argued that ancient genes, shared with apes, shape our ...

Zoologist, author and broadcaster who found fame with his groundbreaking 1967 book The Naked Ape ...

If evolution has been a constant ever since the origin of life 4.2 billion years ago, then why do some claim that, for humans ...

The surprising escapes from near-death situations of beetles and other small animals illustrate how both prey and predators ...