The coelacanth is so rare it was thought to have gone extinct with dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago

How did the modern human face evolve to look the way it does?

The findings suggest that the effectiveness and safety of probiotic therapies could change over time

Study uncovers a complex story that hints at how adaptable, yet delicate, we are as a species

Ecological transformation in the wake of the "Great Dying" moves scientists closer to understanding the nature of recovery

The finding also sheds light on how their diet may have changed the course of the monkeys' evolution

Horseshoe crabs were thought to be ancestors of the arachnids, but molecular sequence data have always been sparse enough to cast doubt

A newly discovered, diminutive—by T. rex standards—relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new information

Humans are genetically similar to chimpanzees and bonobos, yet there exist obvious behavioral and cognitive differences

The findings may shed fresh light on the history of a disease that continues to kill more than 400,000 people annually