Even compared to chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, humans' scrapes and cuts tend to stick around for more than twice ...

Researchers have found that wounds heal three times more slowly in humans than in other primates and rodents, suggesting we ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

Professor Emily Jane McTavish and colleagues at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have mapped the evolution of every known bird ...

Fossils of Oculudentavis found encased in amber in Myanmar in 2020 have confounded scientists from around the world.

Scientists have confirmed that Dickinsonia, a 558-million-year-old fossil, is the world’s oldest known animal, pushing back ...

Imagine stumbling upon a hidden vault that preserves whispers from a world over half a billion years ago—a time when life on ...

Imagine drifting through a prehistoric sea more than 500 million years ago. The water teems with bizarre creatures, but none ...