Despite the vast diversity of human languages, specific grammatical patterns appear again and again. A new study reveals that ...

The Many Humans of the Globe As our species (Homo sapiens) evolved and spread across the globe, they were contemporary with ...

Evolution has given humans countless unique features, but one body part stands out as an unsolved puzzle: the human chin.

Beginning on Oct. 30, 2025, an interesting display took up residence in the MacVittie College Union Ballroom Lounge: the Native Trees of the Genesee Valley Exhibit .

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has combined deep botanical knowledge with powerful genomic technology to decode and mine the DNA of non-flowering seed plants and uncover genes that evolved to ...

Researchers have newly described three extremely rare species of toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage and give birth to toadlets.

As the world tuned in to her memorial service, streamed live by the Jane Goodall Institute, we not only remembered Jane—we ...

Pancreas development in pigs resembles humans much more closely than does the established mouse model. An international team headed by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving our brain growth and facial flattening. By comparing 3D models of ape skulls ...

Lisa Marie Vernon, 56, of Albuquerque, N.M., had not been seen since June 2022 Valencia County Sheriff's Office Unidentified human remains were discovered in Los Lunas, N.M, in July 2022 After their ...