A newly discovered collection of 400-million-year-old bony fish fossils is rewriting the history of vertebrate evolution.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the annual Darwin Days in Ithaca, which is hosted by the Museum of the Earth. Ithaca ...

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors ...

Scientists are one step closer to understanding the origins of complex life on Earth after shedding new light on a mystery ...

A resurrected ancient enzyme is helping scientists test how reliably Earth’s oldest rocks record signs of life.

International Women's Day 2026 is a reminder that a woman's skin changes, from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, are natural ...

The origin of the nucleus remains hotly debated among scientists, but new imaging and genomic data are shedding light on this ...

The next phase of AI, already underway, will integrate text with vision, sound, motion and even touch. This will produce ...

Certain species of wasps and frogs share a pain and inflammation peptide similar to one found in vertebrates to help defend against predators—a discovery that contributes to a shifting view of how ...

New fossil discoveries in the Balkans suggest that the first human ancestors may have originated in Europe rather than Africa ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple ...

The breasts of breastfeeding mothers stay warmer than those of other adults, potentially helping newborns maintain body heat.