A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

Our Pleistocene family tree is in no way restricted to simply just us, the neanderthals and the denisovans. Throughout the ...

Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the“trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching ...

Explore the pristine beauty of the Galápagos Islands with this stunning drone footage, capturing dramatic volcanic landscapes ...

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

In 1925, a small-town trial became a national spectacle, pitting faith against science. Here's what to know about the lasting ...

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of ...

In high school, I would read and reflect as I roamed the desert after noon on the chosen days of the week, distributing my directions and traversing a new path each day. Sometimes, I aimed for a ...

Since the Scopes trial in 1925, Science News has reported on legislative attempts to undermine the teaching of evolution.

John Scopes was indicted for teaching evolution. Science News looks at the forces that led to the trial and how expertise was the big loser.

The Man Behind Critical Race Theory As an attorney, Derrick Bell worked on many civil-rights cases, but his doubts about their impact launched a groundbreaking school of thought. By Jelani Cobb ...