The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...

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Joint press release by Kiel University and the Max Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology - The German National Academy of Sciences honours professor at Kiel University for her outstanding ...

The race to make the smartest possible AI that can do the most things will "lead to things that aren't nice beings towards us ...

Analysis of 1.7 billion year old rock cores from northern Australia reveals that the earliest known complex organisms lived ...

Chinese paleontologist Xu Xing has been elected as a foreign fellow of the Royal Society of London, joining the ranks of ...

One could be forgiven for thinking that “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), the new encyclical released by Pope Leo ...

Follow the AusTurtle volunteers as they track the flatback turtles on Bare Sand Island and learn more about these amazing ...

A newly discovered tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos is a striking reminder that the deep ocean still holds countless secrets.