Evolution
Sharks Apparently Do Sleep, Even With Their Eyes Wide Open
Scientists observed sleep in draughtsboard sharks by analyzing the animals' metabolism and posture
Ancient Ten-Armed Octopus Relative Named for Joe Biden
The discovery of 'Syllipsimopodi bideni' pushes back the fossil record of the vampyropods by over 82 million years
How Carnivorous Plants Evolved
Botanists are beginning to trace the origins of their gruesome appetites
Was Georgia O'Keeffe's Genius Appreciated Outside of America? And More Questions From Our Readers
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Lichens Are in an Evolutionary Race Against Climate Change
The symbiotic organisms could need more than a million years to adapt to just 1 degree Celsius of warming, a new study suggests
Humans' Sense of Smell May Be Worse Than Our Primate Ancestors'
The recent study also identified two new scent receptors for musk and body odor
A Tiny, Partially Missing Bone Structure in Bat Ears May Have Cleared the Way for Echolocation to Evolve
Nearly 90 percent of the nighttime hunters use sound to find prey
Mutation That Gave Us Tiny Dogs Found in Ancient Wolves
The genetic factor that plays a large role in determining canine body size was around thousands of years prior to domestication
Famed Paleoanthropologist and Wildlife Conservationist Richard Leakey Dies at 77
His team's discovery of early human skulls and skeletons cemented Africa as the cradle of humanity
Earth's Oldest Ocean Giant Was a Reptile With an Eight-Foot Skull
The newly discovered specimen sheds light on how the sea creatures, known as ichthyosaurs, evolved their gargantuan size so quickly
Whales Once Walked Along the Coasts of North America
Increasing fossil finds are helping researchers understand how such early whales made their way to the continent
Remembering E.O. Wilson's Wish for a More Sustainable Existence
From a lifelong passion for ants, E.O. Wilson guided humanity to think of conservation
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2021
Thrilling discoveries, hurdles in the fight against Covid and advancements in space exploration defined the past year
The Ten Best Science Books of 2021
From captivating memoirs by researchers to illuminating narratives by veteran science journalists, these works affected us the most this year
Genetic Analysis Reveals the Origins of the World's Most Common Honeybee Species
The western honeybee hailed from western Asia seven million years ago, ending the contentious debate over where these buzzy critters originated
A Set of Ancient Footprints May Have Belonged to an Unknown Human Ancestor
The prints were originally attributed to bears, but further analysis reveals that they don't match bears—or any known human ancestors either
New Species of Ankylosaur Unearthed in Chile Had a Flat, Weapon-Like Tail
About 80 percent of the skeleton was found intact and the specimen may reveal an early evolutionary split in the species
Penis Worms May Have Been the First Real Hermits
Hermit crabs may have evolved hermiting behavior 180 million years ago, but penis worms beat them by more than 300 million years
Female Elephants Are Evolving Without Tusks in Mozambique
The genetic mutation causing tusklessness in females seems to be lethal in males
This Tiny Crustacean Trapped in Amber Tells a Different Story About Crab Evolution
The Cretaceous-era fossil suggests that crabs left the sea some 50 million years earlier than scientists previously thought
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