Human technologies have continued to evolve exponentially since the end of the Paleolithic: today we are using them to learn more about the...

Human technologies have continued to evolve exponentially since the end of the Paleolithic: today we are using them to learn more about the...

Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have made a groundbreaking discovery: a virus that caused the mysterious die-off of superworms, a...

How does one species become two? If you’re a biologist, that’s a loaded question. The consensus is that, in most cases, the process of...

Mammals, from the mighty blue whale to the tiny shrew, inhabit nearly every corner of our planet. Their remarkable adaptability to different...

Neighbors can be annoying. They may be loud or intrude on your space. But is it worth fighting with them? Parrotfish choose not to. In a new study...

A new study from Cornell University and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) shows bald eagles are the most...

In humans, the largest declines in grey matter in the brain — a sign of ageing — occurred in the frontal cortex.Credit: Samunella/Science Photo...

You can learn a lot about humanity from the first technological revolutions of more than 10,000 years ago. The human capacity for invention is...

Researchers mapped 1.65 million cells from 437 aging brains, uncovering unique cellular changes linked to Alzheimer's and an alternative form of...