Biology

The U.S. is spending millions to try and control feral hogs, but are those efforts in vain?

The Cambrian explosion is a critical moment for life on Earth—and it may have been all about poop

A genetic study shows how smell capabilities were maintained in a hunter-gatherer population

This behaviour may shed light on one of the defining features of our own species: our extraordinary relationships with other animals

A fundamental law of human language has now been found in both songbirds and whales

This technique could lead to new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bugs, but some scientists say the technology could be misused

The last common ancestor of all living things may not have been alive at all

This marks only the second extinct ice age amphibian found in North America—and it gives researchers vital information about the ancient climate

This billionaire-backed fund is dedicating $200 million to preserve animals and even plants that are facing extinction around the world

A rare fossil find shows a tooth embedded an ichthyosaur’s vertebra, where it was likely left when a giant pliosaurid chomped down on this dolphin-resembling reptile

Some female daddy longlegs will perform fellatio, perhaps to avoid potential violence from males, while males of another species entice females with a secretion on their penises

Scientists analyzing modern genomes may have found a long-lost branch of the human family tree