It’s ancient, unstoppable and strangely contagious. Here’s what science now knows about the humble yawn, and why evolution ...

Even where there is zero scientific evidence to support it, the myth of Hawaiians hunting birds to extinctions took root.

A new study reveals an unexpected mechanism behind how humans develop sharp, color-rich vision before birth, pointing to a coordinated role between key biochemical signals in the retina.

After a decade-long quest to fill a major gap in basic biology, UChicago scientists have built a complete map of how cells ...

Why is most music 120 BPM? A new study discovers a universal communication tempo of 2 hertz shared by fireflies, crickets, and humans due to neural resonance.

Crystals, bacterial colonies, flame fronts: the growth of surfaces was first described in the 1980s by the ...

Scientists speculate that human eyes stand out more than chimpanzee eyes because there’s an advantage for humans in being ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce is 2026 Fellows. ESA's fellowship program recognizes the many ways ...

The Cromwell Harbor Foundation named two early-career scholars of extraordinary promise as the inaugural recipients of their Chrysalis Prize, awarding each scholar $250,000 in unrestricted support, ...

California's processing tomato industry for the first time this past harvest season, agreed to voluntary equipment cleaning and notification guidelines to prevent the spread of branched broomrape, a ...

Learn about a new TikTok trend called "The April Theory," why it's on the uptick in the workplace, and how it can restore ...