This field of study does more than just organize living things. It also reflects the history of life's evolution.
Now known as Nanotyrannus, this mini dino could have roamed the late Cretaceous alongside T. rex.
Fossilized footprints can help calculate how fast dinosaurs moved. But tests with guinea fowl show that past estimates might not be right.
Birds don’t look like the scaly giants of Jurassic World. But fossils are revealing how these modern-day dinosaurs descended from ancient reptiles.
Hairy bristles on the toes of Mexican free-tailed bats fluoresce under UV light. The reason is a mystery.
That protein stopped the disease-causing bacterium from growing in lab dishes or infecting mice.
Three grand-award winners each took home at least $50,000. Hundreds more teens shared more than $9 million in prizes at the international competition.
CT scans of these mysterious creatures turned up bizarre internal features. They could offer clues about amphisbaenians’ largely unknown behavior.
Genetic engineering involves adding, changing or removing certain pieces of DNA from a living thing to give it desired traits.
