Scientists have long tried to decode every dream we have. Some say it’s survival training, others say it’s memory at work, ...

Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans.

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

For decades, ever since biologists recognized the potential environmental harms from climate change, they have worried that ...

Newfound fossils from China suggest that complex animals were around millions of years earlier than thought, among them ...

A groundbreaking study sheds light on the extraordinary evolution of anglerfish, a group of deep-sea dwellers whose bizarre adaptations have captivated scientists and the public alike. The research ...

Everyone’s seen Rudolph Zallinger’s “The March of Progress” illustration showcasing the evolution of humans: from early primate ape ancestor, Dryopithecus, and progressing toward modern man, Homo ...

The water-to-land transition stands as one of the most significant events in vertebrate evolution, giving rise to the two ...

When we think of the fish that inhabit the deep blue sea today, it’s easy to forget that they haven’t always been there. The ...

Here's something that'll make your next giggle session feel a bit weird: scientists genuinely can't figure out if your laughter evolved from joyful chimp panting or from the threatening bared-teeth ...

Andy Weir, perhaps best-known for his now-classic science fiction book-turned-movie The Martian, has produced another fantastical and deeply science-based book in Project Hail Mary. This book, which ...