Bacteria may have adapted to oxygen well before Earth's atmosphere was saturated with it, according to a new study. Researchers who traced microbial ...

Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

The Leyte Chorus Frog is a rare, non-reproducing hybrid caused by deforestation-driven overlap between two frog species, ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic mutation. These species, which diverged on the tree of life millions of ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth - the vast majority of which are bacteria.Authors Ben Woodcroft Associate ...

A bizarre two-clawed dinosaur found in Mongolia reveals rare claw preservation and offers new insight into therizinosaur ...

Off the coast of Brazil, a scuba diver captured something remarkable on video: a wrasse fish gripped a mollusk in its mouth, ...

Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Could these hypothetical organisms wreak havoc on the world if biologists manage to create them? After a collective of ...

I recently interviewed Delphine Criscenzo of the Little Island Creamery for our eighth installment of Reader's Fave, a casual ...