Findings shed light on role of a new kind of epigenetic signaling in evolution, could yield clues for understanding birth defects, regeneration

Researchers believe that changes in distribution of the wild plants are directly related to the disappearance of the large animals

Project's aim was to add more data to genomic databases, in which reptiles are poorly represented

Findings counter prevailing ideas about the forces driving genome evolution

Research published earlier this year claiming chimpanzees can learn each others’ language is not supported, a team of scientists concludes after reviewing the study

Cadavers buoy idea our hands are for dexterity and fistfights

Study concludes that viral families belonging to the same order have likely diverged from a common ancestral virus

Researchers discovered the reddish brown color of two extinct species of bat from fossils dating back about 50 million years

U-M plays key role in project

Homo naledi, uncovered in South Africa, sheds light on the diversity of our genus and possibly its origin