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Matt McElroy hopes to answer how and why biological evolution occurred in the past, and what role thermal adaptation played in this process.

Researchers sink their teeth into this tricky evolutionary question.

By extracting phytoliths from once-living plants, scientists were able to uncover a story of vegetation change in response to climate.

The Zambian and Tanzanian fossil beds preserved both plants and animals, providing information on paleoclimate before and after extinction.

What started as a hobby led to a one-of-a-kind collection of 100,000 shells from all over the world and incredible research potential.

The mystery of these tiny, but hearty, birds' migratory patterns is starting to unfold.

In total, 253 fish species have been recorded in the Salish Sea, and that’s about 14 percent more than in the last count.

You thought you had a quirky feature? You’ve got nothing on these fish!

For millennia, the Duwamish River sustained a diverse ecosystem before a dramatic transformation wrought by human engineering.