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

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

The researchers extended their analysis to eight exemplary fossil species from four continents spanning 300 million years of ...

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

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

The idea of a species is fundamental to the way that many people understand the structure of life on Earth. But ask 10 ...

Scientists have unearthed a fossil of the world’s oldest tadpole in Argentina — a shock finding that could alter our ...

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

Scientists have explored how changes in sea surface temperatures during the Cretaceous influenced the diversification and ...

Researchers may have found the clearest example yet of human-induced evolution, thanks to deforestation in New Zealand.

In the new study, the team describes this well-preserved fossil tadpole. It belongs to the species Notobatrachus degiustoi and dates back about 168 to 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic. Most ...

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