A newly discovered, rare species of moth appears to live only in the Florida scrub. Scientists hope that naming it will allow it to be protected.
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A new study finds the incredible diversity of lizards in Australia relates to a major upheaval in the continent’s climate more than 20 million years ago.
Most genetic studies focus on people from European ancestry. But Africa has the richest diversity and must be included in genetic databases.
If humans had the same arm proportions as a T. rex, a 6-foot-tall person would have arms about 11 inches long.
The future of artificial intelligence might not be as much a story about engineering as a story about evolution.
Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
Stromatolites might look like rocks. But they are living relics of ancient systems that thrived on Earth billions of years ago.
Many aspects of human anatomy are just “good enough” solutions – functional, but far from perfect.
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
A recent article published and widely read in Science revealed that Neanderthal men preferred “Sapiens” women, but it fails to tell the whole story.
Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one sudden explosion? Our fossil discovery suggests not.
The now extinct worm-like animal first lost paired eyes, then re-evolved them.
Once-lethal insecticides now require concerningly high concentrations to effectively kill mosquitoes. Some mosquitoes are already immune to all classes of insecticides used to control malaria.
Animals evolved to life on land in several separate waves.
Deserts seem unforgiving. However, the fragile flowers of cacti are evolving quickly.
Plants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had to make their way from the water to the land.
Animals on land and sea use sound for different purposes – and alterations in their environment can change the effect it has
The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling when it’s more of a medical liability today?
The newly discovered fish fossil fills a key gap in our understanding of the evolution of vertebrate diversity.
What you probably don’t know about the humble daisy.
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