CARL ZIMMER

A new study bolsters the idea that the first animals were surprisingly complex, perhaps equipped with muscles and a nervous system.

A new genetic analysis of 290 people suggests that humans emerged at various times and places in Africa.

A new report from the National Academies of Science noted that race was a poor proxy for genetic diversity.

Looking at DNA gleaned from ancient remains, researchers identified at least eight previously unknown populations of early Europeans.

A young version of the coronavirus makes up one-quarter of Covid cases across the United States and over 70 percent of new cases in the...

In Greenland’s permafrost, scientists discovered two-million-year-old genetic material from scores of plant and animal species, including mastodons, geese, lemmings and ants.

One year after the variant’s discovery, virologists are still scrambling to keep up with Omicron’s rapid evolution.

A new paper suggests that the combination of the virus and anesthesia plunges the brain into a prolonged state of quiet — like a freshwater...

Scientists have discovered several genetic variants that protect Europeans from the bubonic plague — but also increase the risk of immune disorders.

New research is revealing that cancer is rife with bacteria and fungi — a rich ecosystem that scientists call the tumor microbiome.