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

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

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

A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their ...

Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a ...

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 ...

It may have fewer than many of the other sciences, but biology does have two dozen or so “rules”—broad generalizations about the behavior or nature and evolution. Now, USC researchers want ...

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