Explore the biology, behavior, and survival logic behind “The Cluster” and its unusual place in speculative evolution.

Nearly 100 million years ago, snakes weren’t the sleek, limbless creatures we know today—they still had hind legs and even a ...

Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years ...

A landmark review reveals conserved core cycles and sequential innovations that drove the diversification of land plants, ...

The beetle that ‘shouldn’t exist’ turns out to be a case study in how complex traits actually evolve. Here’s how it came to ...

His book The Naked Ape was a controversial sensation when it was released in 1967 Desmond Morris, the zoologist, author, ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Poison frogs are small and brightly colored amphibians that originate from Central and South America. As suggested by their ...

It’s ancient, unstoppable and strangely contagious. Here’s what science now knows about the humble yawn, and why evolution ...

Juvenile tomato clownfish are brilliantly colored. But as they join a harem, the stripes fade, leaving one bright stripe ...

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived ...