If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

Scientists reveal that a key evolutionary theory about rapid change is wrong, caused mainly by statistical noise in the data.

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, working with ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

Birds have evolved a unique tolerance for sour foods by rewiring a key taste receptor, reshaping their diets and ecosystems.

Anybody who has ever struggled to get enough sleep knows just how much in life can interfere with our rest, and just how ...

An impulse to probe the existential mysteries of life inspired Francis Crick to unlock the structure of DNA, posits ...

Power naps: Orangutans compensate for sleep deprivation by taking naps during the day. The length of their sleep is ...