Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

The cactus on your windowsill may grow slowly, but new research shows that cacti are surprisingly fast at creating new species. Biologists have long thought that pollinators and specialized flowers ...

If you were a first-year student studying civil engineering at U of T in 1860, your classes would include Euclidean Math, ...

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Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time ...

Human brains can sense rhythm and melody from birth, showing music may be part of biology rather than something learned.

After research spanning more than 30 years, Jordi Bascompte, Bartolo Luque, Fernando Ballesteros, and Enrique Muro managed to ...

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing ...

Science Textbook Controversies “In 1969 the California Board of Education issued new guidelines for the biology curriculum of ...

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

Picture two ancient apes in a lush African forest, gently pressing their mouths together, not for romance, but as a primal bond. Fast forward 21 milli.