Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

A single femur found in Bulgaria appears to represent an ape or early hominin that walked on two legs before any known African hominin, but the evidence is far from conclusive ...

In “The Descent of Man,” he described the appendix as a vestige: a leftover from plant-eating ancestors with larger digestive organs. For more than a century, that interpretation shaped both textbook ...

If you're waiting for your Pokopia Pokemon to evolve, or you're desperate to get a Blastoise, Charizard, or Venusaur, here's ...

Most of the U.S. springs forward Sunday losing one hour of sleep that can disrupt circadian rhythm and raise short term risks ...

Planet, joins Bob to talk about the evolution of friendships as we get older and how to tell if that evolving connection is beneficial for ...

According to the data considered by its authors—a team from the University of Sussex (UK) and Lund University ...

New modular legged robot comprises multiple smaller autonomous robots. Each athletic module is a complete robot with its own motor, battery and brain. Together, modules form larger machines that can ...

The origin of the nucleus remains hotly debated among scientists, but new imaging and genomic data are shedding light on this billion-year-old mystery.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...