Something had to diverge from the trunk eventually.

Biologists have long drawn the animal family tree with a hazy base, unsure which creature first split from the common ancestor that gave rise to everything from jellyfish to humans. Now, a new genomic ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

It takes time to absorb all the social justice messages in “The Soundtrack of Black Resistance,” an 18-foot-long artwork ...

Lurking among them is a “giant” virus, a genetic behemoth that blurs the line between the living and the inanimate. When this ...

When the Chicxulub impactor hit, the animals that had the best chance of surviving turned out to be those with wings. See how new finds are reshaping the story of how birds evolved.

There are other genes and enhancers related to limb loss in snakes. One of the genes involved is known as the Sonic hedgehog ...

Seattle’s maritime climate is ideal for growing giant sequoias. Here's what to know before planting one of the fastest-growing trees on Earth.

Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] review: the fight to repatriate the remains of Indigenous ...

After a gutting year of funding cuts, labor experts discuss the outlook for human rights in fashion.

The red wolf ( Canis rufus) is a medium-sized canid that stands about 26 inches (66 centimeters) at the shoulder and measures approximately four feet (1.2 meters) from nose to tail tip. Adults weigh ...

Butterflies closer to the equator have been shown to evolve shared wing patterns faster than their relatives at higher latitudes. That gradient reframes tropical diversity as an active process, shaped ...