Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

Viral genomes are differentiated from other replicons and genetic material, such as viroids or plasmids, through a unique three-part strategy for survival that is common to all viruses. First ...

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, ...

Each lizard is unique. Some have longer legs, others stronger jaws, and all behave slightly differently. The differences ...

The tools, crafted using Quina method – a technique used by Neanderthals – have been found an archaeological site in ...

Feedback, a Lego fan, delves into a new science-related set, and learns that the model of a DNA double helix is the wrong way ...

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.

Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way. Fresh Cuban coffee and pastelitos—delicious Latin American ...

Our research takes place on a South Florida island roughly the size of an American football field – assuming we’re successful ...