Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection transformed biology and continues to guide modern science, from ...

A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in ...

New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

Discover the biology and evolution behind why humans naturally dislike bitter tastes, yet often grow to love foods like IPAs, ...

Lipstick vines in Taiwan look different from their red-flowered relatives. When scientists dug into the family tree, they ...

Current Genomics is now accepting submissions. This journal publishes high-impact research across genome science, including ...

The TNQ Inspiring Science Awards (TNQ ISA), instituted in 2016 to recognise creative and impactful research in life sciences, have once again highlighted the growing strength of young scientific ...

Researchers describe a rare type of gene family, known as “universal paralogs”, that provides insight into evolutionary history predating the last universal common ancestor of all life. Detailed ...

Opinion thrives on confidence. Evidence thrives on proof. This list brings together science-backed books that dismantle popular beliefs, challenge lazy thinking, and replace certainty with research.

India, Feb. 12 -- On 12th February 1809 in Shrewsbury, England, a boy was born who would later be responsible for how humans ...

T o make good decisions on any question the public needs to be well-informed, something not so easily accomplished in America’s schools. That is a key point made by Michael Kent, a recently retired ...