The world of space remains one of the great unknowns for scientists on Earth. The immensity of what is 'out there' means that any small discovery becomes news. Although in these s ...

Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...

Eastern Baltic cod grow to much smaller sizes than they did just 30 years ago, because overfishing altered their genes, ...

Similarly, ecosystems of cities are shaped by local cultural practices. Because all wildlife are connected to the environment, cultural practices that alter the landscape shape the evolution of urban ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Our human evolution workshops were conducted with well-resourced and historically disadvantaged schools attending. The grade ...

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...