Humans lost their ability to synthesize their own vitamin C because our ancestors had access to plenty of fruit.

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have actually started millions of years earlier than we thought. By analyzing ancient ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...

Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, ...

In 1921, William Bell Riley admonished his opponents that they should “cease from shoveling in dirt on living men,” for the ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

Earth’s evolution spans billions of years, marked by incredible transformations that shaped not only our planet but the life that inhabits it.

Scientists say they may have finally found evidence of life's hidden rule which helps govern how species spread across the ...