For as long as scientists have studied trees, we have categorised them into two types based on the sort of wood they make.

Research on Tulip Trees has identified a novel wood structure with significant carbon capture potential, suggesting their use ...

Following someone’s gaze may seem like a simple act, but it has profound implications for the evolution of intelligence. And ...

You may not think of planting a fast-growing tree more commonly seen in ornamental gardens, but this discovery could open up ...

Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy ...

Darkling beetles have undergone rapid evolutionary changes over 150 million years, allowing them to adapt to diverse ...

For millennia, Indigenous knowledge holders have passed down lore to the next generation. Much lore describes the ...

Evolution keeps making crabs. In fact, it's happened so often that there's a special scientific term for an organism turning crab-like: carcinization. But how many times has it happened, and why? When ...

Long known as a messenger within cells, RNA is increasingly seen as life’s molecular communication system — even between ...

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by ...

Among the numerous amazing abilities of birds, there is one superhuman talent that is clearly their most striking trait: ...

The upcoming exhibitions in Greater Boston merge the past and present, from the works of modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe ...