New findings suggest sideways walking in crabs is a rare but innovative trait originating from a common ancestor, and provide a framework for understanding how animal locomotion diversifies and ...

Professor Simon Conway Morris, Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Paleobiology in the Department of Earth Sciences and Fellow of St John's College ...

The beetle that ‘shouldn’t exist’ turns out to be a case study in how complex traits actually evolve. Here’s how it came to ...

Conway Morris Joins Past Laureates Freeman Dyson, the Dalai Lama, and Jane Goodall to Receive One of the World’s Largest Individual Lifetime Achievement AwardsWest Conshohocken, PA, April 21, 2026 ...

Over 100 attendees filled NYU’s annual Darwin Lecture on Monday, where Princeton professor Lindy McBride explored how humans ...

Snakes are famous for the phenomenon of complete skin removal without leaving any fragments behind, a practice that raises ...

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with international partners, have uncovered new insights into how apples became the fruits we know today, showing that their evolution has been shaped by ...

In the spring, ants are once again hard at work. Beyond their everyday presence, ants are also key model organisms in cutting ...

There’s more history in your blood types than you think, and it didn’t begin with humans. Here’s what we know about them, ...

The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the ...

Missing the entire upper half of his beak, Bruce has not merely adapted—he has weaponized his disability, transforming it ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...