How life evolved is one of the central questions in science and has fascinated humans for centuries. Early Earth was undoubtedly a harsh environment, but we know surprisingly little about the ...

Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By ...

Researchers warn that if this trend continues, entire species could disappear, leading to the collapse of ecosystems. A new ...

Living matter remains the quintessential puzzle of biological sciences, a question that embodies the intricate complexity and stunning diversity of life forms. A new study suggests that one viable ...

The ancient specimens, which were given surprising names by scientist, were found in Herefordshire, in a breakthrough that ...

Researchers at Hokkaido University have developed a new computational tool to help evolutionary biologists analyze complex genetic data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of species and the ...

A new computational tool improves the analysis of genetic data, making it easier and faster to study the evolutionary ...

ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life. For the first time, researchers used data from protein shapes and combined it with data from genomic sequences to improve the reliability of ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according to a study in Nature Communications. It is the first time ...

For example, having repetitive negative thoughts, a tendency to experience distress and perceived stress are associated with more risk, while having a sense of purpose in life or self-reflection ...