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 transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity—a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals ...

“Early humans comprised a subdivided, shifting, pan-African meta-population with physical and cultural diversity,” read a ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

The Evolution of Quality of Life in Saudi Arabia” report reveals how a focus on quality of life has enhanced citizen well-being.From lifestyle and recreation to opportunity and social growth, ...

On pain, evolution, and bipedal arrogance—linking childbirth, climate change and classed bodies. Is it time to rethink ...

Numerous studies have charted our waning ability to concentrate over the past quarter century; literacy rates and reading for ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The researcher has published a new book that unpacks the inner workings of the ancestral neural GPS that allows us to locate ...

In a grey-walled room in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, a strange activity is underfoot. Wearing a cap covered in sensors and positioning themselves into a chair, a person places their bare feet over two ...

"Consciousness," although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one's surroundings and oneself. You sense the world through your eyes, nose, ears and hands, and track ...