Ascending and descending sloping and vertical branches is critical for arboreal locomotion and likely played a major role in early primate evolution. While most studies have focused on ascent, ...

Alternative splicing exhibits lineage-specific variability, with mammals and birds reaching the highest levels despite conserved intron-rich architectures, while unicellular eukaryotes and prokaryotes ...

Whether strolling through the woods or taking a rest from outdoor labor, autumn is a time when people contemplate the value ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

Researchers say the finding provides new insights into the history of Asia’s rainforests. For the first time, researchers have uncovered fossil remains belonging to a tropical tree species that still ...

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

Variability in traits and increased individuality in behaviors is something that can evolve in response to selection, definitely in the lab and potentially also in nature.

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

A strange Cambrian fossil named Salterella may hold the key to understanding how early animals first built skeletons. As the ...

The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.