1859 Murray edition of "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin. Source: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. In other words, ideas can travel. And ideas can emerge again and again.

The origin of our species, Homo sapiens, has puzzled paleoanthropologists for generations — and finding the answer has only gotten more complicated with the discovery of far-flung fossils and ...

DNA has revealed the origin of this giant ‘mystery’ gecko. ... (Gigarcanum delcourti, right) was nearly 1.5 times longer than the largest living gecko species (Rhacodactylus leachianus, left).

Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life by Andrew L. Hipp. Illustrated by Rachel D. Davis. University of Chicago Press, 2024 ($35) In many parts of the world, if you take a walk ...