The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like?
Becca Johns looks at the evolution of our relationship with canines.
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
Although the chemistry of autumn colours is well understood, there is an ongoing debate among scientists about why trees evolved their vivid autumn colours in the first place.
'Crabs' are a collection of decapods that have evolved over millions of years to look the same.
The bald, subterranean rats are the world's longest-lived rodent.
Witness History looks back at the 2003 discovery of the Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores.
A study in Rwanda reveals the significance of a social connection between female mountain gorillas.
Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail.
