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

A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

For nearly 30 years, a landmark study shaped how scientists understood the relationship between brain and body size in ...

Analysis of ancient proteins extracted from the fossilized teeth of Homo naledi has revealed a startling new twist in the ...

Praearcturus gigas was a meter-long Devonian scorpion whose size may reflect a world with few large competitors rather than ...

On a recent summer evening, my wife was busy page-turning our copy of the weekly New Yorker magazine. Like many of us, the cartoons were the main attraction with occasional stops at articles that ...

A new SwRI-led paper highlights the scientific progress made in understanding the evolution of terrestrial planets, including the effects of late large impacts on pre-existing modes of tectonics. For ...

Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ...