An Orangutan in Indianapolis Has Learned to Ape Human Speech
Rocky’s ability to reproduce human-like noises contradicts the idea that apes can only ever use the sounds they’ve always used.
Rocky’s ability to reproduce human-like noises contradicts the idea that apes can only ever use the sounds they’ve always used.
The earliest known ancestor of all living things made its home on a hydrothermal vent, subsisting on hydrogen and metal.
The types of bacteria that colonize our digestive tract may depend more on evolution than the environment around us.
In time, two closely related populations of African Queen butterflies may become entirely different species.
It's called convergent evolution. When you have a good idea, you stick with it.
Historical curators restored the room to its original late-1850s appearance.
Study shows the ability to glow has arisen many more times than was previously believed.
Researchers who have sequenced the orca genome say the cetaceans’ DNA tells a tale of culture, socialization, and dispersal through the world’s oceans.
Mutations in and expression of the cortex gene may control coloration in numerous species.
A new study shows that a woman’s pelvis expands during childbearing years, then returns to its previous shape.
And that gene just so happens to be called "sonic hedgehog."
Dr. Simon Park used a cellulose-producing bacterium to make the paper, and "illustrated" it using different-colored organisms.
Scientists at a recent ctenophore conference were astonished to see video of comb jellies pooping through tiny anuses.
The beak’s unique shape lets the birds use tools without blocking their vision.
Scientists say parasitic worms in the guts of Vikings may have made their modern descendants more vulnerable to lung issues.
At only 3 inches long and weighing about 60 grams, the uterus isn’t a flashy, attention-grabbing organ. But it is pretty amazing.
The very artificial environment of a fish hatchery causes strong natural selection pressures.
How far back do you know your family’s medical history?
Parasitic flies have driven Galapagos finches to the brink of extinction, but research suggests we may be able to help bring population numbers back up.
Birds' nests are as diverse as the creatures who build them. The variety of locations, shapes, and sizes they’re built in and the materials they’re made from can be staggering.
Stick bugs arrived on the Mascerene Islands 22 million years ago from a surprising place: Australia.
Despite modern technology and industrialization, humans are still changing as a species, even today. Here are a few indications that our evolution isn't over.
The brain imprints itself on the inside of the skull. These impressions have been key to the study of the evolution of the human brain.
Halimeda incrassata is a type of seaweed, and it’s pretty badass for an algae. But none of its defenses deter the sea slug Elysia tuca.