The simplified summary diagram shows the relative diversity of fossils in the past 2 billion years. Simple eukaryotic cells dominated the first half a billion years. Algae appeared around 1,200 ...

Published on A study by UNIGE and EMBL shows how differences in tissue mechanical properties shape the diversity of forms ...

The British evolutionary biologist JBS Haldane is said to have quipped that any divine being evidently had "an ordinate fondness for beetles." This "bon mot" conveyed an important truth: the "tree of ...

Scientists have recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery in the ocean’s depths, revealing a new form of life that could reshape our understanding of biology and ecosystems. This discovery, made ...

Researchers developed a cost-effective way to collect DNA from species high in the rainforest canopy: they hung umbrellas to collect rainwater that washed through the trees. The method revealed 562 ...