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Digging History May 2, 2016

17-million-year-old whale skull helps place humanity's first steps

A 17-million-year-old beaked whale fossil is helping researchers solve a puzzle about the likely birthplace of humanity in East Africa, a new study finds

Biology May 2, 2016

Be my biological Valentine: Do microbes define physical attraction?

Roses are red, violets are blue, and your microbiome makes me love you. Does it really? Well, according to one researcher, it does.

Digging History May 2, 2016

New evidence: South American monkeys came from Africa

The evolutionary mystery of how monkeys arrived in South America may have been solved.

Evolution May 2, 2016

2 billion years unchanged, bacteria pose an evolutionary puzzle

Wedged inside rocks in the deep sea off the coast of Western Australia lurks an organism that hasn't evolved in more than 2 billion years, scientists say

Evolution May 2, 2016

Barren deserts can host complex ecosystems

"Biological soil crusts" don't look like much.

Evolution May 2, 2016

Birth of jaws: Tiny fish may be ancient ancestor

The remains of a 415-million-year-old fish skull from Siberia though miniscule in size offer hints about the origins of all jawed vertebrates, ranging from reptiles to humans, a new study finds

Digging History May 2, 2016

How flying fish took flight? Fossils may tell us

An extinct flying fish may shed light on how gliding evolved in such animals, researchers say.

Evolution May 2, 2016

Stayin' alive: Disco clam has a flashy defense strategy

Many predators lurk in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but the so-called disco clam has a flashy defense mechanism a spectacular light show to scare away potential threats

Evolution April 28, 2016

Food for thought: Human teeth likely shrank due to tool use

Wisdom teeth may have shrunk during human evolution as part of changes that started with human tool use, according to a new study

Digging History February 24, 2016

Rare Charles Darwin letter will be sold at auction

A rare handwritten letter will be auctioned Thursday by famed naturalist Charles Darwin to a British marine biologist, in which he details plans to release a corrected version of the book 鈥淭he Origin of Species.鈥�

Evolution February 4, 2016

Decades-old question about deep-sea 'purple sock' is answered

Since it was first discovered 60 years ago off the coast of Sweden, biologists have wondered exactly where the deep sea creature that resembles a crumpled purple sock belongs in the animal kingdom's family tree.