New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

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Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Like other living creatures, humans have been shaped by evolution. Over time, we have developed – and continue to develop – traits that help us survive.

Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being ...

The transition from non-life to life was very likely aided by an asteroid hitting Earth, prebiotic chemistry, molecular ...