As recently as 2007, a survey of liberal and radical criminologists found they attribute crime mainly to such causes as an ...

A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

A shocking discovery has been made in the U.S.—scientists have found ancient DNA in a living animal, challenging everything ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the "natural evolutionary outcome" for our planet and likely others, according ...

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

The brains of birds and mammals have diverged substantially during the course of evolution. A research team at the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University has investigated how similar ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

Striking slow-motion footage captures the awesome evolutionary diversity – and handy usefulness – of a lizard’s tongue ...

This study has revealed that an enzyme in E-coli bacteria breaks down the contents of cells into nutrients after death ...