As in a batch of kombucha or a barrel of sherry, microbes can assemble into a mat-like layer at the boundary between air and ...

An international study investigating the genomic diversity of the Sudanese population reveals that the Copts originating in ...

A newly identified tiny dinosaur, Foskeia pelendonum, is shaking up long-held ideas about how plant-eating dinosaurs evolved.

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Paleorex is back on Bored Panda with his detailed, science-based creatures, showing us how animals like big cats, birds, and reptiles might evolve in the future. In this article, we’re featuring even ...

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When gazing at the vast spectrum of the animal kingdom, it is easy to focus on the similarities we share with other creatures. From the basic structure of our skeletons to the complex workings of our ...

Tiffany Taylor, professor of microbial ecology and evolution at the University of Bath in the U.K., recommends the books that shaped her career and her outlook on life. When you purchase through links ...

What is the relationship between scientific knowledge and belief in evolution? I have recently been reviewing data that explores this issue and am sharing what I found. There clearly are some ...

One hundred years ago a young teacher, John T. Scopes, went on trial in Dayton, Tenn., for violating a recently enacted state law that forbade the state’s educators “to teach any theory that denies ...

Third grade teacher Tracey Broughton teaches students at Perry Creek Elementary School in Sioux City. Iowa’s current draft of its K-12 science standards, which include changing the word “evolution” to ...