In the intricate tapestry of nature, few threads are as overlooked—yet vital—as insects. For Professor Michal Segoli of ...

The okapi tongue is incredible - it extends a foot beyond its snout. Read on to find out how it uses it to reach leaves high ...

Around the time that bat ancestors evolved powered flight, their genomes picked up immune adaptations that can quell viral ...

Research conducted by an international team and led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to ...

In good news for bald men, researchers say that the secret to treating hair loss could be as simple as flicking on a hidden ...

Genetic analyses have solved the riddle of where a marsupial mole fits on the tree of life: It’s a cousin to bilbies, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils.

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with ...

Below is a family tree followed by charts illustrating the Waltons' wealth. Only family members who have become public figures are included.

For the first time, researchers used data from protein shapes and combined it with data from genomic sequences to improve the reliability of evolutionary trees—which they describe as a critical ...

Conversely, zebrafish gill enhancers activated in the outer ears of transgenic mice, further solidifying the evolutionary connection. The study also traced the journey of elastic cartilage across ...