This study explains why helpful DNA changes appear often but rarely spread, because environments shift too fast for evolution ...

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction.

A new simulation model shows Earth's evolution over the past 100 million years in a very detailed manner. The sun sets behind artist Luke Jerram's 'Floating Earth' at Pennington Flash on November 22, ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

This video examines the lesser-known side of evolution, where survival comes with severe trade-offs. Researchers highlight ...

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...

Learn how sulfur-based molecules essential to life may have formed before the first living systems appeared.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do ...