Vision shapes how many animals find food, avoid danger and navigate their world. In animals with two eyes, eye placement is ...

Click here to view Volume I of this Research TopicThe domestication of animals and plants during the early Holocene marked a pivotal transition that led to ...

In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the land. But for some species, that evolution also involved a return trip.

Scientists have uncovered thousands of bacterial DNA fragments hidden inside cockroaches for millions of years. The ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The evolution of some of the earliest complex animals on our planet may ...

Evolution doesn't always create brighter colors or larger bodies—sometimes it favors darkness. Through a genetic trait known as melanism, certain animals develop unusually dark coloration that can ...

Embryonic germ layers are the fundamental organizing principle in animal development. They provide the structural basis from which tissues and organs arise. During early embryogenesis, cells divide to ...