Scientists at the University of Oregon uncovered a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus, dating back 480 million ...

A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Ecology, led by the UAB and CREAF, analyzes 25 years of evolution of 445,000 trees ...

The truffles — a type of fungi found across the globe and revered as rare culinary delicacies — have since been studied by researchers hoping to unlock their mysteries. By analyzing their DNA and the ...

Genetic alterations may help mosquitoes adjust to climate change, shifting the distribution of mosquito-borne disease in a ...

"I would say that any modern biologist would, or should, say that birds are reptiles," Martin Stervander, an evolutionary ...

Chemical resistance is another area where human influence is clear. The widespread use of pesticides and antibiotics has ...

Researchers warn that if this trend continues, entire species could disappear, leading to the collapse of ecosystems. A new ...

The research sheds new light on the mysterious origins of outer ears, which are unique to mammals. "When we started the project, the evolutionary origin of the outer ear was a complete black box ...

The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, analyzed 1,207 ... that plays a key role in dispersing large tree sends, and one of the few animals that can open the tough shell of the Brazil ...