Only about 1 in 5 people have a chin dimple. An evolutionary biologist unpacks the genetics — and the deeper mystery of why ...

Thomas Mulligan explores the biological remnants within the human body that offer compelling evidence for our evolutionary ...

Born already running on empty When the atlas moth breaks out of its cocoon, it has already eaten its last meal, and that meal ...

For decades, the word "building" has conjured images of masonry and lumber. But a growing number of developers are discovering that leveraging steel can revolutionize the real estate landscape, ...

Scientists may finally be closing in on the origins of two colossal, mysterious structures buried nearly 1,800 miles inside Earth—hidden formations that have puzzled researchers for decades. New ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the Jurassic Park movies, it’s that running a dinosaur theme park isn’t easy. It’s a constant balancing act of keeping your employees satisfied, making your park ...

When we look at the world around us, we see a wonderous variety of living things—with fins, fronds or feet, living in the deepest ocean or the driest deserts, eating seeds or salmon or sunlight. The ...

Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does ...

Systemic, structural change has always been a part of the perspective of the Greater Good Science Center. In a 2022 essay, editor Jeremy Adam Smith defines structural forces in the context of our work ...

An unsung appendage in the female body, which has long been considered useless, may actually be essential for ovary development and fertility, a new mouse study finds. This structure, called the rete ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...