When you look at a tiny Pomeranian or other little dog, it is hard to imagine that its ancestors were once wolves. Sure, some of the bigger dogs out there it is easy to believe, but even Great Danes ...

In one of the hottest places on Earth, a vanished Ice Age lake has quietly returned to life. Where most visitors expect a blinding white salt pan, they are now finding open water stretching across the ...

The British geneticist Steve Jones has recently given a lecture at University College London entitled “Is human evolution over?” His answer to his own question is in the affirmative. I agree with ...