In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

Humankind's tangled shrub of ancestry now has a new branch: Researchers in the Philippines announced today that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science.. The ...

I ntrepid microbe hunters have discovered 20 new viruses lurking in the bat populations of the orchards of southwestern China ...

Biologist and host Shane Campbell-Staton joins Morning Joe to discuss the new season of PBS's Emmy-nominated docuseries ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

A new species of gecko, believed to be present only around Coonoor, has been discovered in the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu.

Ticks are spreading beyond traditional regions experiencing an uptick in milder winters, with experts warning about the rise ...

Scientists in China's Yunnan province have discovered 20 new viruses in bats, including two closely related to the deadly ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...