A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also ...

Plant behavior may seem rather boring compared with the frenetic excesses of animals. Yet the lives of our vegetable friends, ...

A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early evolution of these iconic ...

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, with a strange evolution in Mongolia's Gobi Desert ...

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...

Studies have suggested that genes under strong sexual selection tend to evolve rapidly, particularly those associated with ...

Our research takes place on a South Florida island roughly the size of an American football field – assuming we’re successful ...

A new species of fossil is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved. Research 'ultramarathon' saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years.

There's no question that humans have left an indelible mark on the world, but we're also inadvertently steering the evolution ...

Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

A new study examines cancer prevalence across hundreds of vertebrate species. Every multicellular creature, whether soaring ...

When an animal selects a mate, it can shape the future of its species just like breeders of dogs shape different breeds.