A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies ...

Some stinky plants independently evolved an enzyme to take the same molecule behind our bad breath and turn it into the smell of rotting flesh.

The Florida Museum of Natural History has partnered with 35 herbarium collections across the United States to create a web ...

Researchers have combined decades of scientific data, tracing how all birds are related. This provides an evolutionary map ...

Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest infectious disease, due in part to its ability to hide out for years in the lungs ...

Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a ...

We’re at the precipice of a mass extinction, of all plants across the East Coast,” said Prof. Bethany Bradley of UMass. “If we do nothing, we do more harm.” ...

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...

A spring walk in search of a rare fern becomes a reflection on memory, nature and the quiet resilience of a threatened ...

New genomic analysis findings could help inform breeding efforts for apples that are tastier and more resilient. A comprehensive new study comparing the genomes of species within the Malus genus, ...

Professor Emily Jane McTavish and colleagues at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have mapped the evolution of every known bird ...