When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

When your body’s your weakness, adaptability becomes your skill tree. Hermit crabs dominate intertidal zones thanks to their ...

Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species ...

In a few million years, the spider Dysdera tilosensis — a species endemic to the Canary Islands — has reduced the size of its ...

A remarkable 151-million-year-old fly fossil found in China is changing our view of insect evolution. This ancient insect, ...

A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

University of Michigan professor Alison Davis Rabosky decided years ago that if ever offered a museum leadership role, she ...

A fungal genomicist, Sam O’Donnell, described the new finding, which was observed during a marriage proposal, as a clear ...

The study explores the evolutionary origins of the lifespan difference between women and men. Across the globe, women generally outlive men, a pattern that has persisted throughout history and in ...