As Chris Packham gears up for his new TV show, Evolution, he tells Penny Sarchet why understanding the latest evolutionary ...

How did the elephant become so big? Why do dolphins have such a huge brain? These are just some of the puzzles that Chris Packham hopes to solve in his new BBC TV series, Evolution. Each episode in ...

Inherited retinal degenerations are a diverse group of genetic disorders that result in progressive vision loss. Advances in ...

Ask most people why a chicken exists, and they will describe eggs as something a chicken produces along the way. Richard ...

The “Frozen Evolution” Myth A popular assumption says medicine, technology, and home comforts have put humanity beyond the ...

The Law of Senraquan to be released on 17 July is a new standalone novel marking the conclusion of a multi-layered ...

Is it possible to study the history of viruses that emerged several hundred million years ago? An international team of INRAE ...

Year 6 pupils at St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Wallasey led a day of discovery and learning at their annual science ...

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become ...

Discriminatory family laws undermine women's rights and post-conflict recovery in the Middle East and North Africa ...

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building ...