Over the last 20 years, genetic research has changed dramatically. An explosion of genomic data has reshaped how we ...

Instincts matter because they connect us to nature's raw, enduring truths. They remind us that beneath the complexity of ...

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 150 million years. Compared to the mere 4–6 million years that scientists believe humans ...

The remains of Juracanthocephalus were discovered in the Daohugou Lagerstaette, a fossil deposit in Inner Mongolia in ...

The Picuris Pueblo tribal nation initiated a genetic study that confirms their connection to Chaco Canyon -- a potential ...

DNA supports modern Picuris Pueblo accounts of ancestry going back more than 1,000 years to Chaco Canyon society.

Persian cats and pug dogs evolved nearly identical flat faces due to human breeding. This convergence makes them look similar ...

A controversial idea suggests the ancestors of echidnas were more like the platypus. For the first time, fossil evidence ...

New research has revealed an incredible discovery: modern humans carry 20% of their genetic material from a mysterious ...

These were cut marks made by a human ancestor wielding a stone tool ... Then they compare the 3D shape data from the ancient ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...