A recent study from researchers at the University of Toulouse has revealed a fascinating insight into the origins of life on land. The study, published in Science, highlights how a gene transfer ...

When we say that someone is a “fish out of water,” we sometimes mean to suggest that they are uncomfortable or out of their ...

Mudskippers break the rules of fish biology by breathing through their skin, walking on their fins and thriving on land where water disappears twice a day.

The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, shows that early interactions between fungi and algae may have played a key role in the spread of life across the continents "As a group, fungi are ...

New research has revealed that a massive meteorite struck northwestern Scotland about 200 million years later than previously thought, in a discovery that not only rewrites Scotland's geological ...

New research is shaking up our understanding of evolution by revealing that some species may not evolve gradually at all. Instead, scientists discovered that certain marine worms experienced an ...

Forests cover nearly 31 per cent of the world and are home to more than 80 per cent of all terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects. Unfortunately, the world is facing a triple crisis of ...