A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

This article is a summary of Roy Ratcliffe’s recently released book ‘Life on Earth’ (Past, Present and Future)’. Of all the millions of species of life that have existed on earth over billions of ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

In the remote heart of northern Zambia, a captivating archaeological discovery has emerged beneath the roaring waters of Kalambo Falls. Researchers have ...

The South American lungfish genome, the largest animal genome sequenced at 91 billion base pairs, has been fully decoded.

At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

At the University of Arizona, a new lab is giving scientists the tools to predict the future of life on Earth. The Data ...

Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.

Dr. Hein was drawn to the natural history of misinformation through his research on fish. He and his colleagues observed the ...