evolution

A new study of 565 million-year-old fossils has identified how some of the first complex organisms on Earth – possibly some of the first animals to...

A new book tells, for the first time in full, the extraordinary story of drawings of embryos initially published in 1868. The artist was accused of...

Past research shows men find female faces more attractive at peak fertility. A new study shows an increased redness of women’s face skin at the most...

A newly-identified species of spike-covered worm with legs, which lived 500 million years ago, was one of the first animals on Earth to develop...

First evidence for a species difference in the innate predisposition for tool use in our closest evolutionary cousins could provide insight into how...

First time ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ mimicry has been seen in birds. Host birds have evolved a general counter-strategy in which they defend against...

A new study of teeth belonging to a particularly phallic-looking creature has led to the compilation of a prehistoric ‘dentist’s handbook’ which may...

Modern scientific methods for mapping the evolution of species are being applied to centuries-old hand-copied music, providing new inspiration for...