"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

190 years ago Charles Darwin stepped ashore in Falmouth at the end of a five year voyage that would transform the way in which we all think about nature. But how does his work and that of his fellow ...

This study explains why helpful DNA changes appear often but rarely spread, because environments shift too fast for evolution ...

Two mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may hold clues about the origin of life on our planet, new research finds. Deep ...

Geodynamics : the unanswered questions / A.L. Hales -- A global geochemical model for the evolution of the mantle / D.L. Anderson -- Temperature profiles in the earth / O.L. Anderson -- The structure, ...

Ben Woodcroft receives funding from the ARC. Adrián A. Davín does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...

On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species and transformed our understanding of life on Earth by ...

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ...

A new simulation model shows Earth's evolution over the past 100 million years in a very detailed manner. The sun sets behind artist Luke Jerram's 'Floating Earth' at Pennington Flash on November 22, ...

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