CARL ZIMMER

Omicron, the 13th named variant of the coronavirus, seems to have a remarkable capacity to evolve new tricks.

Whales share songs from Australia to Ecuador, scientists have found, suggesting a remarkably fast cultural evolution.

The harmful molecules are everywhere, but chemists have made progress in developing a method to break them down.

The first question astronomers want to answer about exoplanets: Do they have atmospheres friendly to life?

The gene-editing technology has led to innovations in medicine, evolution and agriculture — and raised profound ethical questions about altering human DNA.

Researchers found bacterial cells so large they are easily visible to the naked eye, challenging ideas about how large microbes can get.

A molar discovered in a cave in Laos shows where the enigmatic Denisovans could have interbred with the ancestors of modern humans.

In a warming world, bats in Southeast Asia will be especially prone to spreading viruses to other mammals, researchers found.

Machine learning is known for its ability to spot fraudulent credit charges or recognize faces. Now researchers are siccing the technology on viruses.

Frans de Waal’s “Different” is a fascinating study of gender among monkeys and apes, but its account of human behavior is less satisfying.