Four billion years ago, Earth was violent, hot, and unstable. Yet new research suggests that by then, life had already reached a surprising level of complexity. At that time lived the last universal ...

Repeated environmental changes can lead evolution in unexpected directions, and research from Vermont shows that studying a single population does not capture the full story of an entire species. All ...

A new study shows how ants grow huge colonies by choosing numbers over strength and relying on teamwork instead of tough ...

In a Caribbean cave where owls once spat out the bones of their prey, scientists have uncovered a nesting strategy that rewrites what we know about bees. Instead of burrowing into soil or wood, some ...

Regeneration is a fundamental biological process that restores damaged tissues and organs, and understanding its underlying mechanisms is crucial for ...