Assumptions that may seem self-evident are not always accurate when it comes to the evolution of vertebrate brains.

But a new study, published Nov. 19 in Current Biology, offers compelling evidence that even tiny single-cell creatures such as ciliates and amoebae, as well as the cells in our own bodies, could ...

However, a new study from the University of Geneva suggests that the egg could in fact predate all animal life. A ...

A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology posits how these new technologies might affect human evolution. In ...

To fill this knowledge gap, Thomason and colleagues leveraged a large functional magnetic resonance imaging dataset to model ...

A newly discovered pterosaur fossil is shedding light on the evolutionary journey of these ancient flying ... Queen Mary University of London and published in the journal Current Biology describes a ...

Do adults make better decisions than teens? New research reveals how age influences decision-making noise and sophistication.

A research team has developed a framework to study phenotypic plasticity, linking crop traits, genetics, and weather. The ...

Almost by chance, researchers in Norway have found that adult comb jellies reverse their development and become larva again when stressed by starvation. It helps them survive because larva eat less th ...

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more facts from the weird and wonderful study of ...

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease may also enhance early brain development and promote intelligence.

In the new study, Zollikofer and his team examined several teeth that were uncovered over 20 years ago in the Caucasus ...