High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Fossils retrieved from an underground cave in South Africa may represent a previously unknown species of the human genus, Homo. The fossils come from at least 15 individuals recovered from a ...

For centuries, biologists have used taxonomy to sort living things into groups based on appearance, behavior and other perceptions of identity. They have christened plants and animals with binomials ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Evolutionary identity of 2.8-million-year-old fossil still in question Researchers have discovered what they regard as the oldest known fossil from the human genus, Homo. But questions about the ...

Say hello to the wooly devil. The type of sunflower is a new plant species, identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for being ...

Although well known as one of the most iconic dinosaurs, Brontosaurus (the 'thunder lizard') has long been considered misclassified. Since 1903, the scientific community has believed that the genus ...

April 30 (Reuters) - British animal genetics company Genus (GNS.L), opens new tab on Wednesday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its PRP gene edit under its PRRS Resistant Pig ...