As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

Scientists say how long the cold-blooded sea creatures will be able to survive in a warming world remains ‘unclear’ ...

A.I. tools from Microsoft and other companies are helping write code, placing software engineers at the forefront of the ...

The species was previously declared functionally extinct after the death of the last male, Sudan, in 2018. Read more at ...

Scientists have identified NOVA1, a unique human language gene that may have played a key role in the evolution of spoken ...

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

All organisms in an ecosystem are interconnected, and any imbalance in this complex relationship can have irreversible ...

A supercomputer simulation reveals that extreme heat, volcanic activity, and harsh conditions could drive humanity extinct.

In 1999, 600 students packed the Boyd Auditorium to hear UT professor Tim Rowe presented a bold hypothesis: dinosaurs never ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...

For the briefest moment earlier this year, the Eurasian lynx — extinct in the U.K. for thousands of years — returned to the ...