"The sleepy Mexican" has been used over the years to portray a negative stereotype of Mexicans as lazy. But it wasn’t always ...

New research published Thursday in the journal Science suggests the amylase gene has a much longer evolutionary history than scientists previously thought. The study found evidence that as far ...

Recent discoveries revealed that our ancestors interbred with Denisovans on at least three separate occasions, leaving traces ...

Over 3.6 million years ago, three distant human relatives went for a stroll, blissfully unaware they were making history. By sheer chance, their footsteps became imprinted in volcanic ash and ...

Arne Mooers, a biodiversity professor who led the research, says it means the threatened freshwater turtle has spent the ...

A rare Triassic fossil unearthed in Brazil, Gondwanax paraisensis, could provide new insights into the origins of dinosaurs.

A research team used state-of-the-art micro-CT scanning technology to reconstruct the bird’s skull and brain in remarkable ...

New fossil discoveries reveal three Thylacine species from 23 million years ago, highlighting rapid evolutionary diversification and expanding knowledge of ancient ecosystems. The last of the ...