Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building to vestigial anatomy.

GPS tracking reveals that individual habits, not competition, determine how Yellowstone's grazers share the land.

Many Californians will see bobcat or mountain lion in their neighborhood at some point. Here's how to tell them apart.

A fossil of the creature provides the first evidence that microraptors lived in what is now northwestern China. Its discovery ...

It turns out that the chuckles of humans and great apes follow similar rhythms, with regular timing between their laughs, a ...

A study of chimps, gorillas and other great apes, including human children, sheds light on how laughter has evolved.

Last Sunday, sixty thousand people filled Bathurst Street in Toronto — parents and students, Holocaust survivors in wheelchairs, clergy from communities not our own. The sound of Am Yisrael Chai rose ...

LINWOOD, N.C. — Summer may be best known for its warmth and mugginess... but it's also infamous for its swarms and bugginess. One of the many pests that flaunt their dastardly wings and buzz around ...

Six years ago, headlines were ablaze with news of “cyborg locusts” – insects with the ability to detect and differentiate the smell of various explosives. Not quite. At least not yet. In the six years ...

After five years of living in a camper on their Texas land, Oliver and Jenna Friedheim worked with Austin firm Plural to design a home they could build themselves. This home tour is presented by ...

BRIDGEPORT — Three years ago, when he was out of money, the state awarded Anthony Stewart $3.5 million to help his Ashlar Construction finish its delayed Honey Locust Square redevelopment. Today that ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The statewide burn ban in North Carolina is now impacting more than just backyard fires - it’s also putting a stop to fireworks at local ballparks and community events. Both the ...