Ancient species may have evolved at a slower pace and endured longer, but evolutionary rates sped up significantly following ...

Virginia Tech study unveils 2 billion years of evolution, highlighting the 'boring billion,' Snowball Earth, and ancient ...

Planet Money buys a "biodiversity credit" and travels to the Andean cloud forest in Colombia — to see how these credits work, and if they can really help save threatened species.

Sabre teeth can be ideal for puncturing the flesh of prey, which may explain why they evolved in different groups of mammals ...

A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

Advanced technologies, education, and channeling local and indigenous knowledge could help African nations protect their ...

Researchers have uncovered why the formidable teeth of saber-toothed predators like Smilodon were evolutionarily advantageous ...

This is deeply concerning as it suggests that, as ecosystems warm due to climate change, species will disappear from an ...

Birds adapt their sounds based on habitat, latitude, and size, with smaller birds using wide frequency ranges to ensure survival.

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Hawaiʻi has been called ground zero for the loss of biodiversity – or a healthy mix of species, genetic heritage, and ecosystems. Of the nearly 1,300 species protected under the U.S. Endangered ...

Say you want to see how the world is faring when it comes to biodiversity and ecosystem protection. Is it progressing fast ...