Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Through genome analysis, the scientists uncovered surprising insights into yerba mate’s evolutionary history – particularly ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.

MSU scientists studied microbes in Yellowstone hot springs to understand how life adapted to increasing oxygen levels.

Religious dogma clashed with early science, but fossils and discoveries reshaped humanity’s understanding of Earth’s history.

Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the ...

A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise ...

As communities rebuild across California after January's fires, one NCAT professor sheds light on ongoing concerns in Altadena ...