Explore the complex balance of risks and benefits in gene drives, a powerful tool in genetic engineering and disease control.

Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually ...

Evolution BBC Two, 9pm; all episodes will be available today on iPlayer After 2023’s expansive history of Earth, Chris Packham once again marries the esoteric style of a Brian Cox documentary and ...

A group of astronomers has detected a sugar molecule swirling inside a cloud of gas and dust near the centre of our galaxy.

Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New ...

Until about 60,000 years ago, diminutive hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (affectionately nicknamed Hobbits for obvious reasons), shared the island of Flores with Komodo dragons, pygmy elephants, ...

Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals.

Fossils of Spriggina floundersi provide the earliest evidence of animals favouring one side of the body over the other – a ...

Testimony blending science and national security concerns addressed the mysterious occurrences of Unidentified Anomalous ...

Picture a mouse taking rapid, staccato sniffs of a crumb it's found while foraging for food. Now compare that with a human leaning in for a single, deep inhale to gauge whether a cantaloupe is ripe.

✅ Know Your Terms: Hominin refers to all humans, plus our ancestral species who walked upright on two feet (including members ...