Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't? The journal Science published the research led by Emory University and the ...

A new study on mayflies of the genus Ecdyonurus illustrates just how multifaceted and surprising reproductive behavior in ...

This observation – that animal lineages evolve toward larger body sizes – is known as Cope's rule. It’s most prominently seen ...

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.

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The Bananas will barnstorm their way to the Pacific Northwest in late June ...

Water striders are the only insect that live entirely on the ocean’s surface. By some estimates, insects make up 80 percent of named animal species. They’re found all over the world and in all manner ...

The stereotype of violent chimpanzees and peaceful bonobos may be wrong, according to new research comparing aggression in both apes.

Learn more about the ways animals can react to rattlesnake rattles, even if they don't typically interact with them in the wild.

Meet the Sword Dragon of Dorset - a ichthyosaur fossil from the Pliensbachian Stage which holds clues to marine reptile evolution.

Discover the neural similarities of seals to particularly vocal birds and even humans, suggesting the foundations of speech may not be uniquely human after all.