An analysis of 140,000 vocalizations from 77% of bird species showed that beak size and geography play a big role in the way birds sound.

Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals ...

Neurobiological emergentism” explains how sentience—the subjective feeling aspects of consciousness—developed in ancient animals that evolved the first complex neural systems.

Scientists have uncovered evidence showing a hominin presence in Europe, half-a-million years earlier than previously thought ...

Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the trajectory towards the optimum? And can we 'derive' it in a purely ...

Mono Lake, nestled in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada, is a haven for unique life forms. Its iconic tufa formations and thriving populations of brine shrimp and alkali flies showcase an ecosystem ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch—like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

Research shows that people exhibit increased depression and anxiety after only 14 minutes of news exposure. Here's how to ...

Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...