Scientists generally agree that Little Foot belongs to the Australopithecus genus, but disagree on which species. Some say it ...

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Four headshots, one of each of the successful ERCC grant winners These highly competitive grants had over 3,000 applicants ...

The oldest leech ever discovered has turned out to be a shape shifter of expectations, preserving a body plan that looks ...

After sitting for over 40 years in a museum collection, a set of small vertebrae has been identified as belonging to a new species of ancient snake, Paradoxophidion richardoweni. This fossil, which ...

A cell is fundamentally a container—a vessel that encapsulates life at the most basic level. Many biologists believe encapsulation of chemicals may have been necessary for evolution to gain traction.

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. To visit it and marvel at the ...

Missense variants remain a challenge in genetic interpretation due to their subtle and context-dependent effects. While current prediction models perform well in known disease genes, generalizability ...

For the next few weeks, this column will focus on “Christmas in the Past,” a series of columns that will feature ways Americans celebrated Christmas in the past and how the way we currently celebrate ...

Indictments filed in New Mexico part of nationwide operation to combat international gang Robert "Robby" Dodd, a Maryland ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...