New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in ...

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making ...

Species that evolved rapidly in body size—such as the greater kudu and bighorn sheep—have fewer cancerous tumors, but the ...

Insects that tuck away their wings using origami creases have inspired foldable structures for drones and solar panels that ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National ...

In a recent study, Dr. Weronika Tomczyk and her colleagues conducted a zooarchaeological and isotopic study of ancient Andean ...

Eastern hellbenders, the largest amphibians in North America, are in trouble, but conservationists are hard at work to help ...

Stretching across 415 square miles of Colorado’s high country, Rocky Mountain National Park is one of America’s most ...

From revenants to vampires to ghosts, here's a cheat sheet for all the mythical creatures that permeate the world of Anne Rice.

New deep-sea limpet species, Pectinodonta nautilus, found on a sunken log near Johnston Atoll, nearly 8,000 feet deep.