Recent fossil discoveries and DNA analyses are transforming our perspective on the history of life on Earth. These findings ...

The evolutionary paths that created snatching forelimbs in insects multiple times moved in a similar direction but didn't end ...

Deep oceans contain microbes with yet-to-be-discovered properties that could drive future innovations in biotechnology.

Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

Picture a mouse taking rapid, staccato sniffs of a crumb it's found while foraging for food. Now compare that with a human leaning in for a single, deep inhale to gauge whether a cantaloupe is ripe.

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.