Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

Evolution determines who lives, who dies, and who passes traits on to the next generation. The process plays a critical role in our daily lives, yet it is one of the most overlooked -- and ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

What do phylogenetic trees illustrate? These diagrams don't just organize knowledge of biodiversity - they also show us that living species are the summation of their evolutionary history.

Fish don’t exist. In her novel “Why Fish Don’t Exist,” Lulu Miller points out that a true “fish” clade containing an ancestor ...

How did humans evolve into the big-brained, bipedal ape that we are today? This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution. Darwin's great insight, and the unifying ...

“Evolution isn't just a story about where we came from. It's an epic at the center of life itself.”– Kenneth R. Miller, Biologist, Brown University If you are reading this sentence, you’re ...

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...