There's no question that humans have left an indelible mark on the world, but we're also inadvertently steering the evolution ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Scientists have uncovered a “hidden chapter” in the history of human evolution and it turns out it’s much more complex than previously thought. It’s known that modern day humans, known scientifically ...

We are making additions to: Van der Laan, R., W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke 2014 (11 Nov.), Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa Monograph 3882 (1), 1-230. DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 Download ...

Evolution helps creatures adapt to changing environments ... that takes time — something these animals don't have. Even with the observed changes in body size, we've seen various species grow ...

Due process was observed when authorities arrested former president Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday, March 11, the Department of Justice (DOJ) assured. Prosecutor General Richard Anthony D. Fadullon ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. Let’s talk about the biggest coincidence in human ...

Among the newly identified species is a pygmy pipehorse, a 4-centimeter (1.6-inch) master of camouflage found in Sodwana Bay, off the coast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the first ...