Orange cats have always stood out in the living room, but new research shows they also stand apart in the mammal family tree.

Roughly 10,500 years ago, a teenage girl popped a piece of ancient “gum” into her mouth and started chewing. She probably had ...

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

A groundbreaking study has overturned long-held beliefs about the domestication of cats. New DNA evidence shows that domestic ...

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

Stray dogs in Chernobyl reveal genetic changes after decades of radiation, offering unique clues about how life adapts in ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

Key breakthrough for the return of the dodo: viable cells have been obtained and genetically modified birds have been prepared.

Walk along the banks of Issaquah Creek in Washington state during the autumn, and you can hear the river before you see it.

Me will hand out tens of millions of dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit that was filed after hackers gained access to ...