People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of “survival of the ...

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

A study reveals how seabream change sex and why some males invest more sperm, rewriting the hidden biology of these fish.

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Wood warblers, also called New World warblers, are some of the most colorful birds in North America, with more than a hundred ...

Using termite and cockroach genomes, researchers built phylogenetic trees from transposons, paving a new way to differentiate ...

Christmas trees—and conifers in general—have made some surprising cameos throughout U.S. history, author Trent Preszler ...

In A Nutshell Scientists matched a mysterious 3.4-million-year-old fossil foot discovered in Ethiopia to Australopithecus ...

Despite the supposed benefits of adding hot water to the Christmas tree, many experts agree there are other steps more ...

From his storybook legacy to his modern-day anti-holiday influence, the Grinch has become an enduring face of the ...

Wood warblers, also called New World warblers, are some of the most colorful birds in North America, with more than a hundred ...