A popular model of evolution concludes that it was incredibly unlikely for humanity to evolve on Earth, and that ...

Dinosaur extinction shaped fruit evolution, influencing diets and ecosystems, including those of human ancestors.

“Evolution isn't just a story about ... over the 3.5-billion-year history of life on Earth––can be summarized in an enormous family tree. To help you explore this tree and understand the ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

For most of Earth’s history, ice has been a rarity. Yet, modern humans evolved during an unusually cold period in the ...

Jurassic bird fossil discovery of a species named Baminornis zhenghensis pushes bird evolution timeline back 20 million years ...

Biologists previously believed modern birds had evolved 20 million years later than the new evidence suggests.

The extinction of the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth may have played a critical role in creating an environment that ...

Researchers describe the species' complex genome, providing insights into fundamental questions about plant evolution, tree breeding and genetic improvement efforts that could help forest managers ...