Between 1.8 billion and 800 million years ago, earthly life was in the doldrums. During this period, called the "boring ...

Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first ...

In a new study, Arizona State University researcher Michael Lynch explores the substantial energy demands required to maintain and evolve multicellular life. The study, using the water flea Daphnia as ...

Promoting urban biodiversity can ensure a sustainable and healthy future for all species, including ourselves.

Comb jellies can reverse their development from adult to larva, a rare flexibility in animal life cycles that may be an ...

Comb jellies seem to use the strategy of aging in reverse as a survival strategy when they are under pressure.

A team of biologists, environmental scientists and geneticists affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has ...

Ensure your property’s safety by understanding the 10 warning signs that your tree may be a hazard to your home. We asked ...

In an era where technological advancements surge ahead at exponential rates, human biology lags behind. We as a species are remarkably similar to our ancestors from 1,000, 10,000, or even 100,000 ...

The fact that we have found a new species that uses this peculiar “time-travel machine” raises fascinating questions about how spread this capacity is across the animal tree of life”, said ...

15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, ... Adaptability of Trees Persists After ...