Evolution

According to NOAA, an ‘unusual mortality event' that was killing off gray whales on the west coast has ended. But climate change is adding uncertainty to their conclusions.

While you may be able to easily change your coat when the snow melts, it’s not so simple for animals whose fur turns white in winter for camouflage. A...

It's March Mammal Madness, a bracket with real animals facing off in fictional battles. Hundreds of science classes are playing in schools around the country.

This species is a master escape artist. It's extremely fast. It can lose its tail and grow a new one. And most unusually, it can shed its huge scales to get out of sticky situations.

When men put on a gut and grow love handles it's not such a bad thing, according to a Yale anthropologist. That pudge might help them reproduce and pass on longevity genes to their offspring.

New findings by University of Washington scientists could change the timeline of how life evolved on Earth, and maybe on other planets, too.The research…

A group in the Boise area is in the midst of fundraising for a new attraction in the Northwest. It'll be called the Northwest Science Museum.The planners…

A squishy little sea creature fished out of the Salish Sea may be rewriting our history of how animal life first evolved.They’re called comb jellies, and…

Thousands of years ago, ancient farmers gained the ability to consume milk as adults without getting an upset stomach. A remarkable mutation let some of them digest lactose sugar. But scientists still puzzle over why that mutation persisted and became prevalent in modern humans.