A popular theory suggests wolves domesticated themselves for human food scraps—and new simulations suggests it's paw-sible.

Looking back in time, we encounter several intriguing theories and observations. One such perspective suggests that roughly ...

Before Darwin’s theory became central to evolutionary biology, it still had gaps that were left to be filled—until a certain ...

A new study published in Biological Reviews critically examines the parallels and key differences between human migration and ...

For biochemists, it's the which-came-first question: oxygen production by photosynthesis or oxygen consumption by aerobic ...

A comparison of 263 species supports the idea that large animals have higher rates of cancer than smaller ones. But the ...

Sixty-six million years ago, a catastrophic asteroid impact wiped out 75% of Earth’s species, bringing an abrupt end to the ...