A groundbreaking study has revealed a surprising biochemical connection between plant immune responses and human neurological health. Researchers have discovered that the metabolic pathways regulating ...

Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in ...

Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.

For decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory suggests it may have instead arrived just in time.

In the spirit of “everything is connected,” a new study found that the extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for the emergence of fruit, which nourished our primate ancestors. Tapping into this ...

Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before ...

A group of 99-million-year-old flowers was discovered in present-day Myanmar (Burma) perfectly preserved in amber.

Today, climate change, pollution and habitat loss are shaping this evolution of color on Earth. For example, some fish are ...

Some cyanobacteria have pigments that specialise in harvesting green light to power their photosynthesis, which may be an evolutionary adaptation to a time when the oceans were iron-rich and green-tin ...

The Dawn of Renewable Energy Renewable energy has been a part of human civilization for centuries, albeit in different forms.

Discover how life on Earth evolved from muted tones to vibrant colours, and how scientists are uncovering the secrets of ...