Survival of the fittest’ is Darwin 101. But did you know that Charles Darwin didn’t actually coin that phrase? Let’s explore ...

In 1939, Smith named the species Latimeria chalumnae, also known as gombessa. Since then, this species, found along the east ...

A nearly 100 million-year-old firefly fossilized in amber sheds light on how the bioluminescent insects evolved during the ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of ...

Researchers used fossils, footprints, and computer models to reveal that evolution to upright posture wasn't straightforward.

New research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and ...

Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their evolution over time.

Someone once asked me “Is evolution still happening?” My brief answer was “Of course, it’s always happening.” I would have ...

A research team investigated whole chloroplast genomes and nuclear gene sequences from 14 species, uncovering new insights ...

Between 1.8 billion and 800 million years ago, earthly life was in the doldrums. During this period, called the "boring ...

Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a fingernail in a rainforest in northeast Brazil, shedding ...

A Short-Eared Owl could help to secure the future of the species after vets patched up its multiple injuries, an animal ...