Why do humans rely on XY chromosomes to determine sex, while birds use ZW—and many reptiles use neither, letting temperature ...

Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed.

The enzymes found in modern organisms are complex proteins, often with multiple folded substructures and specialized catalytic sites. Proteins are encoded by genes. Tracing the history of enzymes ...

A classic question in biology is whether evolution is entirely random or, can it follow predictable patterns. This question was popularized by the famous paleontologist and science communicator ...

A fish thought to be evolution’s time capsule just surprised scientists. A detailed dissection of the coelacanth — a 400-million-year-old species often called a “living fossil” — revealed that key ...

A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that organisms could get better at evolving over time. Researchers used a computer program to simulate organisms switching between beneficial and ...

When we think of evolution, we often think of slow, gradual changes made over millions of years. However, new research suggests that the process could be happening quite quickly, driving major changes ...

The theory of how life develops on Earth has inspired a lot of controversial and inaccurate statements—including some from Charles Darwin himself. No species better exemplifies this than human beings.

VO: A quiet workshop in Jammu is giving shape to stories of evolution, science and human creativity. With sculptors moulding, ...