Animals, from worms and sponges to jellyfish and whales, contain anywhere from a few thousand to tens of trillions of nearly ...

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of ...

New research is shaking up our understanding of evolution by revealing that some species may not evolve gradually at all. Instead, scientists discovered that certain marine worms experienced an ...

A new study unexpectedly reveals that cells thrive on chaos. It may have fewer than many of the other sciences, but biology does have two dozen or so “rules”—broad generalizations about the behavior ...

Discover the fascinating evolution of our furry friends in "12 Dog Breeds Evolving Before Our Eyes"! 🐶✨ In this enlightening video, we explore how selective breeding is shaping the characteristics of ...

Two species of worms have retained remarkably similar patterns in the way they switch their genes on and off despite having ...

Since the Scopes trial in 1925, Science News has reported on legislative attempts to undermine the teaching of evolution.

Elephants weren’t always the gentle giants we know today – their ancestors were some of the strangest creatures to walk the Earth. In this video, we explore the bizarre evolutionary journey of ...

That’s odd because most big cats are known to occasionally mate when given the chance—even very different animals, like lions and tigers, says study co-author Marc de Manuel, with the ...

The discovery of a billion-year-old fossil in Scotland offers exciting new insight into animal evolution, BC researcher says Loch Torridon in Scotland, where the microfossil was discovered. Photo: ...

Some hope to turn insights into these animals to human benefit ... Bats are one of evolution’s great success stories. Their ancestors were small mammals that scurried on all fours and probably ...