An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig ...

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

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A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts ...

Ancient ankle bones of Ardipithecus ramidus reveal how early humans combined climbing and upright walking, reshaping the ...

Human flexibility in shoulders and elbows originated from ancient apes' need for safe tree descent. A new study reveals chimpanzees, unlike monkeys, ...

Why is it important to know about exoplanets having their atmospheres stripped while orbiting F-type stars? This is what a ...

Penguins and polar bears do not share icy landscapes. Penguins evolved in the Southern Hemisphere, adapting to cold waters ...

For decades, paleontologists debated whether fossils were of a young T. rex or a species called nanotyrannus. A new study ...

Groundbreaking research shows that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm become more common—not just from random ...

Six bat species glow bright green under UV light after they've died for over 100 years but it's a mystery why.