Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle
The neocortex is the seat of human intellect. New data suggests that mammals created it with new types of cells only after their evolutionary split from ..
The neocortex is the seat of human intellect. New data suggests that mammals created it with new types of cells only after their evolutionary split from ..
Stretches of DNA that lock inherited traits together often accumulate harmful mutations. But they also hold genetic benefits for species. ..
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. ..
Whale-sized shonisaurs dominated the ocean 230 million years ago. A fossil cluster offers a fascinating glimpse at how they lived—based on where they ..
While biologists still aren't exactly sure how it works, a new study closes in on why the insects that pester Savannah animals zig when anything zags. ..
Earth is teeming with unknown species, and they’re dying off faster than ever. Now biologists are battling over an old question: how to catalog life? ..
By studying how electric organs arose in different lineages of fish, scientists gain new insights into a long-standing question of evolutionary biology. ..
New research finds that chaos plays a bigger role in population dynamics than decades of ecological data seemed to suggest. ..
New data shows that several types of the shelled reptiles can slow—and even stop—aging if the environmental conditions are right. ..
Sea cucumbers are squishy and soft. They also employ lethal strategies to protect themselves. ..