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.

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A paper published in Science describes the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis, a new spinosaurid species found in Niger. A 20-person team led by Paul Sereno, Ph.D., Professor of Organismal Biology and ...

Crime writer Leonardo Sciascia launched a political career to take on the Mafia and try to heal the malignant forces in Italian life ...

The curious minds at What If compress the evolution of humans into just 20 minutes, exploring adaptation, migration, and future evolution.

Another suggestion is that tails disappeared from the earliest apes due to a genetic mistake. When a single short stretch of DNA found in humans and other apes, but not in other primates, was added to ...

Like all new parents, Arthur Zey and Chase Popp think their son Dax is the most perfect baby in the world. But they don't attribute their son's temperament to their paternal instincts alone.

Like other living creatures, humans have been shaped by evolution. Over time, we have developed – and continue to develop – traits that help us survive.

In a tiny town tucked into the desert an hour’s drive out of Nevada, a legal brothel operates. Its ...

The ‘Sinners' director silenced skeptics by scoring big at the box office and making the most nominated film ever. After a decade of hitmaking, is he finally ready to admit that this is where he ...

Human behaviors are caused by their feelings. If we can put words to the feelings (verbalization), we will go a long way toward stopping physical punishment.