The star of Thanksgiving was domesticated by Mayans 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.
The star of Thanksgiving was domesticated by Mayans 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Decades can pass between the discovery of a new animal or plant and its official debut in the scientific literature.
An all-female species, distantly related to flatworms, steals all of genetic material it needs to diversify its genome.
Nominated as a write-in candidate as a protest against the anti-science incumbent, famed naturalist Charles Darwin won 4,000 congressional votes in a Georgia county.
A deadly bacterial disease is knocking at the door of a crucial collection of coconut palms in Papua New Guinea.
Residents surrounding strongly smelling hog farms experience higher blood pressure levels as the stench worsens.
In Chapter 2, "Consequences and Evolution: The Cause That Works Backwards," author Susan M. Schneider places evolutionary theory in terms of the science of consequences.
Continued overfishing of forage fish such as sardines and herring can result in devastating ecological and economic outcomes.
Successive awakening of soil microbes drives a huge pulse of CO2 following the first rain after a dry summer.
Snapshots from an annual meeting that celebrates the birth of a prominent biologist