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

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...

Fish don’t exist. In her novel “Why Fish Don’t Exist,” Lulu Miller points out that a true “fish” clade containing an ancestor ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

Researchers have created a way to see your family tree as a movie rather than a still portrait by tracing where your ancestors moved across the globe over time. The statistical method can also be used ...

The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

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.

Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way. Fresh Cuban coffee and pastelitos—delicious Latin American ...

Our research takes place on a South Florida island roughly the size of an American football field – assuming we’re successful ...

“This isn’t just about fun and games; it’s deeply rooted in their biology.” One way to support your cat’s evolutionary need ...