Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

Complex cells are thought to be the result of a union between two ancient microorganisms, but scientists have long been ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

The catastrophic impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago brought death and devastation on Earth—but also fascinating new ...

Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly every organism today were already duplicated before all life shared a common ancestor. By tracking these ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge have discovered a ribozyme that is shockingly small, yet ...

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection transformed biology and continues to guide modern science, from ...

Distinction honors one of five firms named by CIO Bulletin in its February 2026 edition. Real impact comes from ...

Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical ...

The FY26 Budget reinforces AI and digital transformation as core national priorities. We expect accelerated investment in interoperable platforms, federated data governance and AI-assisted tools — ...

The last common ancestor of all living things did not just suddenly appear on Earth roughly 4.2 billion years ago. Some of its genes came from an even older and more mysterious source… "While the last ...

Networks of molecules in our body behave as though they have goals and desires. Understanding this phenomenon could solve the ...