Humans are captivated by the idea of finding life elsewhere in the universe – and even more by the idea that life, if found, might resemble the complex, animal life here on Earth. One of the easiest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A reconstruction of the Jiangchuan biota, an assemblage of early animals represented by fossils from a newly discovered fossil ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Here's why Dickinsonia challenges our previously held ...

The transition from aquatic to terrestrial life has been one of the most significant evolutionary challenges. This decisive process in the evolution of life on Earth required a profound renewal of the ...

Last week, I published a commentary titled “Donald Griffin, Cognitive Ethology, and Animal Life Histories” in the scientific journal Animal Sentience. The occasion was a new and excellent biography of ...