New research confirms that modern birds retain many ancient instincts inherited from their dinosaur ancestors. From complex ...

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

New research uncovers reversal of evolution in island plants. On the younger, volcanic islands of the Galápagos, wild tomato ...

Tungsten (W), a hard, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant metal, is indispensable to modern high-tech industries—from ...

A new study suggests that some modern brain malformations may be linked to Neanderthal ancestry. Researchers have found that people with Chiari malformation type 1, a condition where the lower part of ...

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

Wild tomatoes in the Galápagos may be reversing evolution—reawakening ancient traits, surprising scientists at UC Riverside.

A series of research findings by Chinese scientists on the samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission from the moon's far ...

Paleontologists in southwestern China have unearthed fossils of *Dinocephalosaurus orientalis*, a 240-million-year-old marine ...

Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...