A Bill of Rights amendment reaffirming the right to pray could have negative consequences for the teaching of evolution.
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.
On the 10th anniversary of The Scientist’s survey of life science academics, institutions are contending with tighter budgets and larger administrative staffs, while working to sustain and inspire their researchers.
As we stand on the brink of a new scientific age, how researchers should best communicate their findings and innovations is hotly debated in the publishing trenches.
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.
Facebook is considering allowing scientists to evaluate its user data without breaching its privacy policies.
Two whole genome duplications boosted the complexity of the ancestor of all vertebrates, but also introduced potential for disease.
Genomic analyses reveal that the polar bear evolved between 4 and 5 million years ago, far earlier than previous studies had estimated.