What took so long for humans to appear on Earth? The Earth is 4.6 billion years old, and life began about 4 billion years ago ...

An international team of scientists has made a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how global biodiversity ...

A groundbreaking study on ancient kefir cheese reveals the complex history and evolution of dairy fermentation in Eurasia, ...

Hang Sun's group from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated the ecological and ...

A new study has raised intriguing possibilities about the role of supernovae in shaping the evolution of life on Earth.

The theory of evolution as articulated by Charles Darwin in On the Origin of Species, represents a significant shift in our ...

Until now, it was believed that plants of the grape family arrived at the European continent less than 23 million years ago.

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have once again demonstrated the incredible storage capabilities of ...

We are finally untangling the ancient history of the cactus family, revealing some surprising forces that shaped these plants ...

Scientists have reconstructed the face of an ancient ape species called Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, part of human and great ...

Recently, a group of Chinese scientists has added to our knowledge of the dispersion of early dairy fermentation practices, ...

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