Ancient duplicated genes are giving scientists their first real clues about what life was like before all life on Earth shared a common ancestor.

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth. The model, which ...

Mortality trends continue to befuddle experts. NEW ORLEANS – A new study from LIMRA and the Society of Actuaries Research Institute finds improved mortality in the group life segment. The 2024 Group ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. However, the emergence of new multicellular life forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the ...