One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...
When the rest of the world is fighting for beach towel real estate on crowded shores, there’s a peaceful haven hiding in ...
The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South ...
The debate over human uniqueness is shifting as data has emerged suggesting that other animals can also generate cultural ...
Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs that look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren't just ...
A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...
The monkeys' "ultra-yodels" had frequency leaps that were five times larger than human frequency changes, often exceeding ...
To understand complex objects, humans are known to mentally transform them and represent them as a combination of simpler ...
The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and evolution of butterflies and moths. New research led by scientists at Penn ...
Fish don’t exist. In her novel “Why Fish Don’t Exist,” Lulu Miller points out that a true “fish” clade containing an ancestor ...
More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has revealed.