CRISPR-based technology is advancing rapidly, driving international competition. Its promise to transform medicine is colliding with political and social realities, even as applications expand.

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

Two new studies suggest the story of dogs and their relationship with humans is older and more complex than once thought.

Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved ...

As long as one sees only the body, true understanding is hidden. Only through the light of wisdom does one see the Self in ...

The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species ...

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

From the first primates 85 million years ago to Homo sapiens 300,000 years ago, our lineage spans countless branches of evolution. This journey traces lemurs, apes, Australopithecus, and the rise of ...

W ander into the wrong bit of forest in Gabon’s Lopé National Park and you could find yourself surrounded by a troop of over ...

A new study shows that saliva has been evolving quickly, especially in primates, through gene duplications, losses, and ...

The 2025 Nature’s Best Photography Awards captured animals in their most comical moments. But beneath the humor lies ...