Hyderabad: A new genomic study has shed fresh light on how mites and ticks evolved, and how parasitic species emerged over ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same ...

Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian ...

This study from MIT explores eye evolution through AI simulations, uncovering how different tasks shape visual systems and ...

Scientists already knew that the pair of shallow coastal ocean dwellers keep very different schedules of downtime: The ...

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

In the animal kingdom, mating isn’t always about survival. From praying mantises to octopuses, some species die during or ...

I n a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru ...

An alien virus creates a hive mind. But the story is how the survivors fail to unite—revealing human cooperation's fragile ...

While scientists said it’s good news that birds appear to be adjusting to warming temperatures, they cautioned the shift ...

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...