Whether humans are singular among animals in their use of complex language remains a hot topic among scientists in many fields. Rockefeller University researchers Robert B. Darnell and Erich D. Jarvis ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us communicate in a novel way. Speech allowed us to ...

The forests around the ancient Lake Poso in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province are being lost to mining, oil palm plantations and smallholder farm expansion, threatening both unique species ...

Yellowjackets invites us to examine and learn pertinent lessons about climate change, ecology, survival, and the power of ...

Some of the problems, however, that motivate populists aren’t problems at all, and populist anger is rooted in something else ...

There are a lot of valid criticisms about social media. But it's a good and generous source of little graphics (palm-sized, since I'm typically looking on my phone) that contain inspiring information ...

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

Many gardens include at least one rose and perhaps several. Roses are dormant from late winter to early spring (when buds begin to swell), so now is the time for major pruning. This column ...

Sometimes the connections we make between disparate things are less than obvious. For Debra Edgerton, the connection between algae and society seemed innate when she looked at the microorganisms ...

This is because, like Pando, Thimmamma Marrimanu isn’t just one tree with a singular trunk ... taking root in the ground to form new trunks, all part of the same organism.