This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like ...

A new computational tool improves the analysis of genetic data, making it easier and faster to study the evolutionary ...

The tool, called PsiPartition, improves both the computational efficiency of the data analysis and the accuracy of the phylogenetic trees that visualize these relationships. The novel method was ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, ...

Ancient Chinese fossils may belong to a new human species, Homo juluensis, with large brain sizes, challenging traditional ...

To help you explore this tree and understand the amazing mechanism behind it, we’ve created the NOVA Evolution Lab. Play this Lab and you’ll be on your way to becoming an expert in ...

More information: Ewuketu Linger et al, Phylogenetic Effect on Tree Radial Growth Depends on Drought and Tree Sizes, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (2024). DOI: 10.1029 ...

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...