In a new peer reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “last universal common ancestor.” The ...

Over 450 million years ago, plants began the epic transition from water to dry land. Among the first pioneers were the ancestors of humble hornworts, a group of small, unassuming plants that have ...

Albert Einstein's second wife, Elsa Lowenthal, was his first cousin. The couple married 1919, the same year that he divorced ...

What does a gazelle think when a member of its herd becomes a lion’s dinner? Questions like these have been very much on the mind of the Spanish philosopher Susana Monsó, whose new book, “Playing ...

"The microwave is as dirty as your kitchen table, so don't forget to clean it," stated Manuel Porcar, one of the researchers.

A trip to the Galapagos Islands is the experience of the lifetime, and taking a cruise can make the trip even more ...

From the daily newsletter: can we escape Spotify syndrome? Plus: New Mexico’s nuclear-weapons boom; Susan B. Glasser reflects ...

December 27th is a date that has witnessed a variety of significant events throughout history, spanning politics, culture, ...

Darwin was just 22 when he set out on a voyage that would change the way humanity understands itself and the natural world ...

A RBJ reader sent me a book published in 1912 titled Thoughts for the Businessman which is a collection of aphorisms touching ...

Before flowering plants emerged, the gymnosperms, which have cone-like structures instead of flowers, dominated the plant ...

Dawkins is not the first to challenge the idea of a creator. Since the 1850s, when Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, the idea of god has been on a shaky ground. But at no point in ...