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

Astrobiologists are working to discover universal rules that govern the emergence of complex physical and biological systems ...

Snake venom is a complex mix of proteins and enzymes. It varies even within the same species. This makes treating snakebites ...

New research shows evolution of life isn’t linear. Plants adapt uniquely, sometimes reversing changes to suit their ...

In South Florida, two Caribbean lizard species met for the first time. What followed provided some of the clearest evidence ...

Around 300,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans emerged in Africa, a pivotal moment in human history. Yet, the roots of ...

Happy holidays! As we do at the end of each year, The Review asked a dozen of our contributors to recommend scholarly books ...

In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or ...

In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or ...

What came first, the chicken or the egg?” This classic debate has raged on for centuries baffling philosophers, scientists, ...

Our basic sense of right and wrong appears to be the product of blind evolution. The hard question is how unsettling that ...