Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Scientists explore whether humor influenced language evolution, suggesting "survival of the wittiest" shaped communication ...

(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...

Biologists group animals with similar traits into broad categories called orders. Despite their similarities, animal species ...

Evolution is always happening — so why can't we see it? A biologist explains the timescale problem, election pressure, and ...

Located on the outskirts of the town of Fureidis in northern Israel, the cave was in the way of upcoming construction projects until archaeologists intervened. Researchers Dated the Cave to 400,000 ...

Medical breakthroughs, side effects of AI use, and histories of the natural world feature among this season’s science titles.

We might not have to go scorched Earth after all. Contrary to popular belief, the Earth might actually weather the fiery death of the sun that’s expected to engulf our neighbors, per a relieving study ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral population in Africa. By analyzing genetic data from diverse modern African ...

In the book version of “Project Hail Mary,” author Andy Weir, known for grounding his fiction in plausible science, describes ...

Sleep is often treated as a casualty of modern life. Artificial lighting, shift work, endless notifications and late-night ...