Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head.

Bats are some of the most highly specialized mammals to have ever evolved. This includes not only the evolution of active ...

Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

The human chin is uniquely human, and the assumption has always been that it must have evolved for a specific purpose, ...

Sam Altman has been called 'anti-human' after comparing the energy used by artificial intelligence to what is needed to 'grow ...

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a ...