The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to ...

The next time you’re walking in a busy place, take a moment to appreciate the vast diversity of faces around you. Nose shape.

Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised ...

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

Nature is full of instances where survival is all about intelligence rather than physical prowess. Perhaps one of the most ...

A dominant “Hulk” lizard morph is wiping out other color variants, demonstrating how fast evolutionary balance can collapse.

The goby fish, particularly species like Sicyopterus stimpsoni, is one of nature’s most remarkable climbers. In fast-flowing ...

David George Haskell has a new book on the flowers that put the rain in rainforests and that challenge the teachings of Darwin ...

Scientists have confirmed using full genome analysis that dogs were already living as human companions over 14,000 years ago.

A new study has found that nearly half of the body traits identified across mollusks – a group that includes snails, clams, ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have traced the genetic changes that allowed animals to colonize land not once but ...

Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have confirmed that octopuses experience a sleep state closely ...