A recently analyzed Homo habilis skeleton, dating back over 2 million years, is reshaping our understanding of early human ...

Museum scientists have identified and described an extinct rhinoceros species from Canada’s High Arctic. Researchers at the ...

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A single thermal performance curve applies across life, from bacteria to animals. Species differ in optimal temperatures, but not in the fundamental shape of their response to heat. Researchers at Tri ...

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This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest problems. Here’s how it evolved to use tension and geometry to fire ...

An Aussie outdoorsman has faced a dilemma of whether to intervene after witnessing a cruel act of evolution on a tropical ...

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In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant – with profound implications for how we experience the world ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

Sitting in my campsite at Goblin Valley State Park, I saw an antelope ground squirrel standing erect on its back feet, which ...

How jazz musicians transformed secular Christmas songs into sophisticated standards, from Bing Crosby's radio debut to ...