Research on the Anchiornis specimen reveals hidden feather structures that contradict old theories on dinosaur flight. Scientists are now re-evaluating how and when animals first took to the skies. A ...

Last month, the Bean Life Science Museum opened its new exhibit, the Evolutionary Tree of Life, to the public. “It was a fabulous feeling,” said museum director Michael Whiting. Whiting said the ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon. It is ...

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus,evolved from the bird-biting form, Culex pipiens form pipiens, in subways and cellars in northern ...

Deep under the Jurassic rock beds of New South Wales, scientists discovered fossilized insects that push back the history of one of the world’s most hardy families of flies. These fragile traces, ...

Thinking about learning Python? It’s a pretty popular language these days, and for good reason. It’s not super complicated, which is nice if you’re just starting out. We’ve put together a guide that ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Food processing has been a part of human adaptation since deep in the past. The softening and breaking down of food left its testimony on the human body. For example, the massive teeth of our early ...

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