The pages of history are painted with unique versions of ourselves. And one American family gained notoriety for its blue ...

An international team of researchers has presented this week the analysis of a fossil discovered in Bulgaria that could ...

A team of scientists have found a set of ancient symbols and writing in a cave that has forever altered our understanding of when we first began to write.

A warm body in the rainforest gives off a loud chemical signal. For most mosquitoes, that signal could belong to almost any ...

Study reveals that evolutionary divergence occurred before ecological divergence, enabling these insects to feed on both wood and soil. Future discoveries may be applied to the production of biofuels.

Neuroscientists propose a new theory of brain development where cells organize based on lineage rather than long-range signals.

Chinese paleontologists have discovered the world's oldest complete bony fish fossils, dating back 436 million years ...

If someone told you Missouri had a state park with pink sandstone formations, waterfalls, and pine forests that look like ...

Medicinal plants produce a wide range of bioactive compounds, yet the genetic and evolutionary mechanisms underlying their ...

But the next time you squash one of these bloodsuckers, consider this: you are participating in a bitter rivalry that goes back to the time of Homo erectus. It turns out that mosquitoes have been ...

As a blue-eyed individual, and I’ve always wondered what makes them special. Growing up, people would comment on their color, ...

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