evolution

Dineobellator notohesperus adds to scientists' understanding of the paleo-biodiversity of the American Southwest

Findings have implications for studying evolution of menopause, birth patterns, and offspring rearing of earlier humans

New research strengthens the suggestion that suitable conditions for the evolution of complex life on early Earth existed for a much longer time than once thought

A wormlike creature that lived more than 555 million years ago is the earliest bilaterian

Scripps Research's analysis of public genome sequence data from SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses found no evidence that the virus was man-made

Researchers have now sequenced three hornwort genomes, providing insights into the genetics underlying the unique biology of the group, an extant representative of the earliest land plants

The specimen's unique anatomical features point to one of the smallest and most ancient birds ever found

Evolution is not always a one-way street toward increasing specialization 

The drugs prevented the transfer of resistance genes to non-resistant bacteria

In 2018, a well-preserved frozen bird was found in the ground in the Belaya Gora area of northeastern Siberia