Boomerangs are an iconic symbol of Australia. Known internationally for their unique curved shape and ability to return when ...

Ascending and descending sloping and vertical branches is critical for arboreal locomotion and likely played a major role in early primate evolution. While most studies have focused on ascent, ...

DNA from a new Bartonella bacterium has been detected in sand flies in the Brazilian Amazon, similar to the strains that ...

Researchers often rely on fossil teeth for clues about what extinct animals ate. Giant ground sloths’ teeth have been tricky to analyze, though – until now.

Whether strolling through the woods or taking a rest from outdoor labor, autumn is a time when people contemplate the value ...

A new look at cuts on a giant kangaroo bone reveal First Peoples as fossil collectors, not hunters who helped drive species extinct, some scientists argue.

Scientists discover a “runaway bulldozer” in ant DNA that silences smell genes, keeping chemical communication - and colony ...

This is the last of three blog posts associated with this week’s episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which addresses life in the universe. Read the first and second here. Someday, in the not too ...

Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry ...