For millions of people who adore cats but are plagued by allergies, the dream of snuggling a furry friend without sneezing ...

Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the ...

A detailed investigation of the expansion in human brains over 7 million years finds faster growth in modern humans and our ...

Brain size increased gradually within each ancient human species rather than through sudden leaps between species.

Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier species, a new study of human brain evolution has found.

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Zoonotic transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been found to result in infections in more than 30 mammalian ...

An international study shows how chemical fingerprints left by "underappreciated" aquatic organisms could help scientists ...

Margaret S. Collins, the first Black American female entomologist to earn a Ph.D., overcame sexism and racism to become a termite expert.

variation in protein-protein interfaces is tolerated for many amino acid substitutions, and these substitutions follow taxonomic clades rather than correlating with empirically determined species ...

Sperm are the most diverse and rapidly evolving cell type. Why sperm have undergone such dramatic evolution is a mystery that ...

Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard ...