When COVID-19 arrived, researchers tried to build evolutionary family trees—known as phylogenetic trees—of the virus. These ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations ...

From giant redwoods that outlast centuries to bamboo that respawns faster than any plant on Earth, trees are masters of environmental adaptation. This tier list explores the science behind their ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

Although the chemistry of autumn colours is well understood, there is an ongoing debate among scientists about why trees evolved their vivid autumn colours in the first place.

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

In a new study published in Molluscan Research, Harvard researchers formally describe a new species of deep-sea limpet ...

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.

In his debut book, the evolutionary biologist decodes the most exciting turning points in the effort to map what links all ...

Scientists have unveiled a previously unknown tyrannosaur species that fundamentally changes our understanding of how the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex evolved. The newly identified dinosaur, named ...

A new book challenges us to work together as a community to grant sovereignty to forests and the animals who live there.