Species can sometimes "re-acquire features similar to those of their ancestors," said the statement, but "doing so through ...

A century after a famous trial that centered on the teaching of evolution, science continues to be at the center of contentious public debates.

Scientists have discovered solid proof that ancient humans weren’t as separate as we once thought—they mixed and mingled! By studying DNA from fossils, researchers found that our ancestors, Homo ...

A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese ...

The discovery may explain why cutting edge CAR T-cell therapy has managed to revolutionized treatment for blood cancer but ...

The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly ...

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

Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in ...

A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.

Scientists have created an artificial RNA system that can copy itself using simple building blocks and temperature changes.

A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells ...

Scientists in Chicago are mapping some fascinating evolutionary changes to local rodents — and how humans may have ...