The future of artificial intelligence might not be as much a story about engineering as a story about evolution.

KUNMING — Chinese scientists have discovered well-preserved multicellular animal fossils in Ediacaran strata of eastern Yunnan province, indicating that complex animal communities existed in oceans ...

In front of us was a dinosaur skeleton the size of a large dog. It was obviously a dinosaur, as it had the reinforced pelvis, ...

In “The Story of Birds,” the familiar creatures in our skies and backyards are reintroduced as the last surviving dinosaurs.

A new genetic study reveals that Scalesia plants in the Galápagos evolved lobed leaves multiple times through different genes, a striking case of parallel evolution. The findings suggest that isolated ...

A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes—offering ...

Scientists have wondered for years why music is present in every culture worldwide, since it does not ensure survival.

During the fall semester of 2025, I taught a graduate seminar entitled “Darwinian Thought and Society.” While teaching should ...

Professor Simon Conway Morris, a groundbreaking paleontologist at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the 2026 Templeton Prize for his outstanding contributions to the field of evolutionary ...

Over 100 attendees filled NYU’s annual Darwin Lecture on Monday, where Princeton professor Lindy McBride explored how humans ...

Nathaniel K., age 15, Hamilton, Ohio For most students, science is something you study and something you have to learn. I remember when I was in school, adults were always asking me things like “Do ...