Genomic analysis reveals squid and cuttlefish evolved in deep oceans, survived mass extinction in refuges, and later rapidly diversified, following a “long fuse” evolutionary pattern.

Scientists have identified the genetic changes that helped tree-dwelling snakes to evolve longer tails across multiple ...

A sprinkle of nutmeg powder on baked goodies or mashed potatoes can immediately lift the flavor with its warm and sweet aroma ...

Picture yourself in a windswept forest. Leaves are rustling and trunks are creaking as trees sway to and fro. This ...

An international team of scientists from Queen Mary University of London, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Biology Centre ...

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived ...

Identity recognition is probably the least important function our fingerprints might serve for us. Here’s how and why they ...

The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds.

If you trace the animal family tree back through the fossil record, the trail usually goes cold about 539 million years ago. Before this boundary—the start of the famous Cambrian explosion—multicelled ...

The critical note in some of the world’s most well-known perfumes is myrrh, a tree resin from the Horn of Africa that is ...

Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins -- and produced a 'bizarre' evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage -- according to a new study that revises the ...