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Even compared to chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, humans' scrapes and cuts tend to stick around for more than twice ...

A new article by UNSW Sydney researchers published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution suggests that introducing herbivorous ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

Professor Emily Jane McTavish and colleagues at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have mapped the evolution of every known bird ...

Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect. It’s a caterpillar. But it doesn’t eat leaves. It doesn’t spin ...

Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to ...

As avian influenza causes disruption to supply chains, egg alternatives are no longer a niche option. How is biotechnology ...

At the Desert Botanical Garden, researchers can request plants that have been catalogued over 80 years to understand genetic changes.

The Galápagos Islands are famous worldwide for their one-of-a-kind plants and animals. If you’re lucky enough to explore the ...

The tropics, where biodiversity and interactions among species abound, provide an alternative view of relationships between ...

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a ...