A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

The DNA uncovered a complex ancient community with a startling family secret. In a mountain cave in southern Italy, Bronze ...

It's been 30 years since a deadly infectious cancer was first detected in the Tasmanian devil, threatening to send the ...

Human evolution is explained through branching lineages rather than a simple linear progression. Fossils, genetics, and ...

Biologists are closing in on a puzzle that seems to turn classic evolutionary logic inside out, yet may be so common that it ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

You’d think that porcupines climbing trees would be visible and therefore well-studied. Roughly the size of housecats with ...

The male species is remarkably more colourful than the female in most species, as has been an endless source of wonder for ...

Analysis of hundreds of single-cell genomes from Yellowstone National Park shows bacterial species are less cohesive than previously thought.

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked “monotocous” species, meaning it usually has one offspring per pregnancy, ...