Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

In a lab at Queen Mary University of London, a mouse was born whose existence defied conventional biology. It carried within ...

In a new paper published in the journal Trends in Genetics researchers from the University of Vermont and Trinity College ...

Scientists in the Galápagos discover yellow warblers living near traffic exhibit the bird version of "road rage." ...

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...

The evolution of flight is a remarkable journey that spans millions of years, with creatures adapting in incredible ways. It began with small, gliding animals and gradually evolved into true ...

Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the uniquely open-ended ways we invent new ideas and share and build on them.

While humans are unable to hear ultrasonic sounds, many animals rely on them for communication, navigation, and even hunting. For a long time, researchers believed animals used the same biomechanical ...

The evolution of sex, gender ... deeply rooted in our animal ancestors and that we can learn a lot about ourselves from the incredible array of sexual diversity among other animals.

Their skin is covered in scale-like polygons that are distinctive of the species and form a mosaic-like pattern across the animal's body ... to wonder if their evolution was tied together.