Evolution, a new five-part series tells the extraordinary story of how life on Earth has changed over more than four billion ...

So many of life's most pivotal decisions come down to one question: Should you listen to your logic or your emotions? Popular ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – ...

A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

Synthetic cell SpudCell, the first built from non-living components by University of Minnesota synthetic biologists Kate ...

Vision shapes how many animals find food, avoid danger and navigate their world. In animals with two eyes, eye placement is ...

While this scenario sounds apocalyptic for us, it’s run-of-the-mill for blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) as ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

Is there really such a thing as human nature? The answer lies between two old extremes, and getting it right shapes how we face AI, authoritarianism, and climate.

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...