A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that life suddenly diversified during the Cambrian explosion ...

August Weismann's germ plasm theory of the late 19th century posited that only germ cells, e.g., sperm and egg cells in ...

Compounds in psychedelic drugs like DMT, psilocybin, and psilocin are naturally produced in certain plants, fungi, and ...

Carnivorous plants don't just look unusual, they eat insects and even small animals. Here's how these plants trap, digest, ...

Grist reports that sea lavender in Venice's lagoon captures carbon and boosts biodiversity, showcasing its ecological and ...

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth.

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

Nature, in all its glory, is a gold mine of peculiar and fascinating phenomena. From animals with superpowers to plants with ...

Animals able to change behaviors but slow to evolve might fare better than previously thought amid climate change.

The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program hosted a webinar that looked at how and why aquatic invasive species are so ...

On the southern coast of Peru, pre-Hispanic aqueducts survive, designed to manage water during periods of extreme weather ...

Unlike most bugs, snow flies thrive in the cold—thanks to a baffling mix of genetic kinks that scientists never expected to ...