Evolution

By caring for their sick and injured, Neandertals were able to expand into more dangerous environments and pursue more deadly prey. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

A new analysis asks whether eating plants or different ways of breathing influenced the shape of dinosaur hips

The hitch, likely only a temporary one, could be linked to certain volcanic features

Bees suddenly fell silent when the sun disappeared during last year's solar eclipse—perhaps because they were tricked into night mode. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

A new study of Sarahsaurus revises what paleontologists thought about how long-necked herbivores showed up in North America

Baby giraffes inherit aspects of their mothers' patterning—which could give them a survival advantage if good camouflage runs in the family. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Linguist Sheri Wells-Jensen explains the pitfalls in our assumptions about extraterrestrials

The first animal genus defined purely by genetic characters represents a new era for the sorting and naming of animals

A new study highlights a communication breakdown in sciences concerned with ice age extinction

Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for using evolutionary principles to create highly efficient enzymes and antibodies, with numerous practical applications.

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that touched off the tsunami occurred amid a complex puzzle of tectonic plates

Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Gregory P. Winter share the 2018 chemistry Nobel for developing evolutionary-based techniques that lead to the creation of new chemical entities with useful properties.