A major gap in South Korea's prehistoric record has been filled with the discovery of Onggwanoolithus aphaedoensis, the first ...

For decades, birdwatchers in Japan thought they were looking at the same little green songbird flitting through mountain forests on two far‑flung island chains. It took high‑tech DNA tests and careful ...

The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our species’ history.

MANY long-time residents of Dhaka remember living with permanent house guests who were not relatives but sparrows. In houses with ventilators, wooden beams, or tiled roofs, these birds nested above ...

The problem with diffusion is that it’s notoriously slow. The oxygen constraint hypothesis argued that the larger the insect ...

Scientific consensus is that high oxygen levels allowed these humongous fliers to exist, but a new study throws that idea ...

There’s an entire world of microbiomes living just under our noses. Although we can’t see them, bacteria, viruses, and other ...

At this point, avian flu H5N1 is thought to have very limited ability to transmit between humans, but a recent case in British Columbia with an unknown source of transmission has piqued the curiosity ...

New research shows ancient plague may have spread through livestock, not fleas, based on DNA from a 4,000-year-old sheep.

Evolution rarely hits delete. Instead, it leaves behind living relics built for animals that no longer exist. Avocados are one of them.

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Despite their well-standing local presence, in many ways, the species remains a mystery to bird experts and enthusiasts alike ...