The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous year's dead plant material ...

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...

A giant virus encodes part of the protein-making toolkit of cells that gives it greater control over its amoeba host, raising questions about how it evolved and how such beings relate to living organi ...

Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.