At first sight, stromatolites may seem unremarkable. The stromatolite formations found in Shark Bay, Western Australia, do ...

There is strong scientific consensus surrounding this story and it is informed by multiple converging lines of evidence.

The human body is full of evolutionary compromises. The loss of the tail may be one of the clearest examples of how change ...

A German–Argentine team of paleontologists led by SNSB dinosaur expert Oliver Rauhut has discovered a new long-necked ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived ...

Hagfish and lampreys form the clade cyclostomes, the earliest branching lineage of the vertebrates. Although hagfish are generally assumed to have experienced intense modifications, its brain ...

The human body, often seen as a marvel of design, is instead a compilation of evolutionary compromises. Many anatomical features, from spine structure to dental development, reveal adaptations that ...

While extracellular DNA persistence substantially influences soil microbiome investigations, its degradation kinetics remain poorly quantified. Here, we developed a primer-labeled DNA approach coupled ...

Hidden within ancient microbial structures, scientists have uncovered a partnership that may mirror one of life’s most ...

New research from Morocco shows that ankylosaurs evolved much earlier than originally thought. Their iconic tail also had a ...