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

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

A new bacterium found in Hawaiian seawater shows land microbes can reach the ocean through hidden groundwater flow.

While painted as a family favorite, the zoo isn't always a safe or wholesome vacation spot, and you may want to skip it on ...

It was a gray morning on the steppes of central Mongolia when paleontologist Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig spotted something glinting ...

Many mountain gorillas keep living - vigorous and socially engaged - for a decade or more beyond the years of reproduction.

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

New research uncovers surprising clues about the early stages of human evolution, reshaping what we thought we knew.

In a peer-reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “ last universal common ancestor .” The ...

Learn more about Ardipithecus ramidus and how their ankle bone paints a better picture of how our ancestors transitioned from ...

Crystals "peed" by snakes could hold the key to treating kidney stones and gout in humans, say scientists. Researchers ...