The discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Galápagos Rift revealed a biological Garden of Eden.
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See some of the images brought up from early trips to the Galápagos Rift, where an ecosystem thrives around hydrothermal vents.
An international group of researchers gives a score to coastal nations for their contribution to ocean health, and identifies main concerns.
Global trade in live bullfrogs and a more volatile, changing climate worsen a deadly amphibian fungus.
A Bill of Rights amendment reaffirming the right to pray could have negative consequences for the teaching of evolution.
The root system of a tree species is genetically different than the leaves of that individual, potentially modifying scientists’ understanding of evolution.
Fossils from northern Kenya point to a new human species that lived in Africa nearly 2 million years ago.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
Evolving the ability to run may also have made our ancestors smarter, suggesting that exercise can be healthy for the brain as well as the body.
Two whole genome duplications boosted the complexity of the ancestor of all vertebrates, but also introduced potential for disease.
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