Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining ...

Recent studies reveal that early humans didn’t just replace one another, they interbred. Fossils and DNA show hybridization ...

"This fundamentally changes how we think about the evolution of complex nervous systems," said biologist Jack Ullrich-Lüter.

Well done Homo sapiens! Yes, that's us: the modern human. We avoided extinction and thrived. But this was not the case for ...

By redefining aging as an evolutionary achievement, Michael Gurven challenges a youth-obsessed culture to see the later ...

Learn how Brookfield Zoo has cared for 54 okapi since 1955 and continues to pioneer conservation for this endangered species.

A new report published today by the British Ecological Society and National Trust, with involvement from Natural History Museum, London scientists, makes clear that human wellbeing over the coming ...

Badlands is getting attention for its prominent use of Weyland-Yutani, the organization that has been a major part of the ...

In September 2021, a multidisciplinary expedition explored one of the least-known regions of the Bolivian Amazon: the Great ...

The human genome is riddled with relics of viral infections—bits of DNA from viruses that have been inserted in human DNA ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...