Scientists at the University of Oregon uncovered a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus, dating back 480 million ...

Research has revealed a previously undetected ‘language-like structure’ in whale song that was thought to be unique to human language.

The nominations process for President Donald Trump's appointees is picking up pace, with some confirmed by the Senate and ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown human relative from a 1.4-million-year-old fossilized jawbone, reshaping our understanding of early human evolution. Found in Swartkrans Cave, South ...

Humans often rely on their instinct, also known as the sixth sense, in decision-making beyond logical boundaries. This intuitive feel may be linked to evolutionary information stored in genes or a ...

Paranthropus capensis, a “gorilla-like” human relative that lived in southern Africa some 1.4 million years ago. A new study ...

Generative AI, agentic AI, physical AI, generalised AI – what are the tech bros on about, and what is really at stake ...

Cincinnati will once again be buzzing—literally—this spring as Brood XIV of the periodical cicadas emerges across the region.

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Scientists say a new, never-before seen species of human ancestor roamed the Earth as recently as one million years ago.

The Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird,Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with ammonites and plesiosaurs forcompany. 66 million years ...