Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher ...

Cumulative culture -- the accumulation of technological modifications and improvements over generations -- allowed humans to adapt to a diversity of environments and challenges. But, it is unclear ...

He’s yet to be given a name. And his birth mother hasn’t taken to him, which can happen. But the latest arrival at Safari West, the Sonoma County wildlife preserve, already stands about 4 feet tall ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- Goat milk from a Coke bottle is not how most baby giraffes have their first meals. But at Safari West Wildlife Preserve in Santa Rosa, that's how a baby giraffe got the ...

As most parents of 15- and 16-year-olds do not need to be told, the nerve-wracking countdown to this summer’s GCSEs has begun. In a matter of weeks, it will be time for the May rite of passage that, ...

Scientists who analysed nearly 16,000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair skin is favoured for vitamin D production People with red hair who have put up with teasing or “fiery” stereotypes may ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, behaviour and other traits. The biggest ever study of ancient human DNA shows ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A brand of roses sold across the state is now in the clear after numerous local nurseries had to put their roses into quarantine over the weekend. It stemmed over concerns ...

The Cleveland Browns got aggressive for the first time in this year's NFL Draft as one of the top safeties in the draft fell through the second round. Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was ...

How a few unique traits helped modern-style birds—the last living dinosaurs—survive the asteroid apocalypse that took out T. rex and other mighty beasts ...