Prototaxites fossils continue to divide scientists. These 400-million-year-old structures may belong to a completely extinct ...

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

A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism, ...

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

William Murphy, Ph.D., from the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named the 2025 SEC Professor of the Year.

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

The researchers also studied fossils of extinct fishes dating back almost 400 million years and saw evidence that some of the oldest jawed fishes had bones with joint cavities for articulated ...

It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about its future evolution remain.

Murphy, a National Academy of Sciences member and Texas A&M University System Regents Professor, is Texas A&M’s third ...

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 ...

A roadside stop to photograph rock formations for a biology lesson unexpectedly turns into a powerful real-world example of ...

Multilevel selection is a controversial concept originally proposed by Darwin. A new study found evidence for it in the wild ...