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

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems.

A new study from the multidisciplinary brain research center at Bar-Ilan University found that jellyfish and sea anemones ...

In the recent study on pain, researchers investigated three variations in the SCN9A gene, and reported greater pain ...

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...

Earth’s first sponges may have been ghostly, soft-bodied pioneers—ancient animals that evolved long before their skeletons ever appeared in stone.

New research shows that a deeply ancient part of the brain can process visual information on its own, without help from the cortex. Scientists found that the superior colliculus, a structure shared by ...

BEIJING: Global researchers recently made new progress in the systematics and evolutionary diversity of Mesozoic ginkgoalean plants, according to the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology ...

A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish ...

Two of the largest engine manufacturers today are Pratt & Whitney and CFM International. Both companies compete in the single ...

Recent research suggests that women weigh potential threats more heavily than physical appeal when evaluating the faces of ...

A spider species found only on the Canary Islands is forcing scientists to rethink long-held assumptions about how evolution ...