"I would say that any modern biologist would, or should, say that birds are reptiles," Martin Stervander, an evolutionary ...

Research conducted by an international team and led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to ...

Research conducted by an international team and led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to ...

In a new study involving whole-genome data, researchers present “CASTER,” a tool that uses arrangements in DNA sequences known as site patterns to infer “species trees,” which are diagrams that depict ...

These phylogenetic or evolutionary trees are traditionally built by comparing ... "The genome of most mammals, including humans, contains about 500 protein kinases that regulate most aspects ...

These phylogenetic or evolutionary trees are traditionally built by comparing DNA or protein sequences and counting ... Kinases are proteins involved in many different important cellular functions.

Pangolins are scaly, anteater-like mammals known for their long tongues, burrowing lifestyles and elusive habits. Throughout their homes in Africa and Asia, pangolins are threatened by poaching ...

The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always a desert. During the Great Ice Age, also known as the Pleistocene Epoch, there were rivers and lakes as well as Columbian mammoths ...

Tree shrews are small mammals that captivate with their lively behaviors and intriguing characteristics. Native to Southeast Asia, these creatures resemble squirrels but are closer relatives to ...

Fruit trees need to be grown in the right conditions if they're to flower and fruit to their full potential. Bare-root fruit trees are generally cheaper to buy than potted trees, and the time to buy ...