Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans.

The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs—the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, ...

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth.

In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...