Evolution

In animal studies, a set of 24 genes involved in neural development, learning and memory, and cognition, seem to be associated with monogamy. Karen Hopkin reports.

The finding suggests this visual ability may be more “primitive” than scientists thought

As the New Horizons mission approached Ultima Thule, Rowan University paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara put our close-up study of the Kuiper Belt object into a deep-time perspective.

Strong relationships seem to help baboons overcome early life adversity, and that could have big implications for human health

Mice with the human version of a gene can run for longer without becoming fatigued 

Unlike our ape cousins, humans require high levels of physical activity to be healthy

A fossil tooth hints at a startling interaction between an ancient shark and a flying reptile.\

Paleontologists are still puzzling over why dinosaurs succeeded while crocodile cousins faded away

The skeleton of a new carnivorous dinosaur bears damage caused by seagoing invertebrates

Peafowls' head crests are specifically tuned to the vibrations produced by feather-rattling male peacocks, thus acting as a sort of antenna. Jason G. Goldman reports.

The Bahia's broad-snout casque-headed tree frog needs a pool to raise its young that's just right.

The structure has potentially been used as a place of worship for thousands of years