Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

New research from Oxford University has revealed chimpanzee "engineering" capabilities that aid them in retrieving insects as food sources.

In an exciting first that highlights a mysterious aspect of human technological evolution, chimpanzees impressively engineer tools to fish for termites in Tanzania. For chimpanzees, termites might be ...

In speakeasies and supper clubs, Johannesburg is dishing out exciting new culinary experiences that break the mold.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Alejandra Pascual-Garrido, Research Affiliate at the School of ...

An ancient cerapodan dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco has been identified as the oldest of its kind, shedding light on ...

Environmental stress in evolution can be reframed as a powerful engine of innovation, not simply a barrier to survival.

A team of scientists have elucidated an ancient mechanism of cellular respiration. To that end, they studied bacteria that feed on the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and turn them into acetic acid ...

For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic activity, may have supported microbial life before the Great Oxidation Event.

If Homo sapiens sapiens emerged from Africa’s savannas through the quiet perseverance of nature, Homo sapiens artificialis is destined to crawl out of India’s chaotic, clanging socio-economic ...