A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also ...

The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestors—most notably, it is significantly smaller, and ...

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

A new study analyzing diet, average plasma sugar levels and cancer prevalence in some 273 vertebrate species showed surprising results. The study found no significant link between diet and plasma ...

Austrian researchers reveal why snow monkeys don't suffer maternal deaths during childbirth, offering insights into safer ...

It has not been determined if what is observed ... over time in species with a different lifespan to humans is invaluable knowledge that we can use when considering the evolution of human blood ...

Selfishness aids survival but requires balance in society. While modern life rewards both selfish and cooperative behaviors, ...

Chinese and Vietnamese botanists have jointly discovered six new species of Aspidistra plants from southern China and ...

Enzymes originally evolved in high-temperature environments and later adapted to lower temperatures as Earth cooled. Scientists discovered that a key shift in enzyme function occurred over ...

Every time the temperature drops, a cloud passes overhead, or the sun sets, a plant makes a choice: Keep its microscopic ...