Nearly 100 million years ago, snakes weren’t the sleek, limbless creatures we know today—they still had hind legs and even a ...

New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously ...

An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it ...

A research team has developed a high-efficiency electrochemical system that simultaneously produces hydrogen and value-added ...

Among the myriad of actions performed exclusively by humans, crying appears to be the most enigmatic. While no other animals ...

Learn how a deformed backpack can lead to back strain and discover tips for maintaining its shape to protect your spine.

The Jiangchuan Biota indicates that we may have misjudged the Cambrian “explosion” of complex life.

Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, ...

Hard sci-fi focuses on scientific accuracy, and movies like Primer and Arrival prove that this grounded approach can still ...

The Templeton Prize honours those who harness the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and ...

Previously, we examined the remarkable disparity between the intellectual capacities of human beings and primates. While our closest relatives, the chimpanzee, possess traits and characteristics that ...

The book traces the course of the movement in various disciplines, such as the rise of evidence-based medicine in the 90s, ...