New Theory On How Life Began On Earth A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) offers a twist on a popular theory for how life on Earth began about four billion years ago.
Ancient DNA Traces Evolutionary History of the Caribbean “Island Murderer” Bones in ancient owl feces yield DNA of a notorious insect killer.
VIDEO: Watch Evolution Take Place Before Your Eyes Bacteria evolve resistance to extreme doses of antibiotics in just a few days.
Kill Them With Cuteness: The Adorable Thing Bats Do to Catch Prey A Johns Hopkins University researcher noticed the bats he works with cocked their heads to the side, just like his pet pug.
Tasmanian Devils Evolve to Resist Deadly Cancer Study could direct future research on cancer remission, recurrence.
Did Lucy Die After Falling Out of a Tree? Study proposes the famed hominin fell to her death 3.18 million years ago.
Carp Have Gotten Their Scales Back After Medieval Monks Removed Them The scales of carp in Madagascar, which were bred out by monks, are returning through a new genetic pathway.