Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Project leader Professor Dan Macqueen emphasized the significance of these duplications in shaping the course of life on our ...

This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity highlights the uniqueness of island biodiversity and the threats it faces, yet so much of island diversity remains essentially unknown. On 22 May ...

Did you know the Galápagos Islands have species found nowhere else? Located about 1,000 kilometers off Ecuador’s ...

Chart of Life Extended by Nearly 1.5 Billion Years Dec. 19, 2024 — Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years ...

The study illustrates how the interplay between plant traits and bee behaviors can shape pollinator communities.

Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human.

What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have ...

Since the accumulation of dysfunctional proteins cause cellular toxicity, mechanisms that can effectively prevent of proteins from damage and efficiently degrade damaged proteins, are essential for ...