It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Humans lost their ability to synthesize their own vitamin C because our ancestors had access to plenty of fruit.

What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental ...

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely ...

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to ...

Paleoophiocordyceps gerontoformicae and Paleoophiocordyceps ironomyiae are the names given to two newly discovered ancient ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

Scientists found a “large” camouflaged creature on rocks in Angola and discovered a “cryptic” new species, a study said.

Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the ...