Winters restrict a climate change–driven butterfly range expansion despite rapid evolution of seasonal timing traits

Forests with thriving animal life store up to four times more carbon

Human ancestors may not be responsible for Oldowan stone tools

Early evidence of avocado domestication from El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras

A new study suggests that the global rise in obesity is primarily due to increased calorie consumption rather than reduced physical activity, as differences in energy expenditure between populations are too small to account for the dramatic weight gain observed worldwide.

Sleep duration and timing are associated with next-day physical activity: Insights from two large-scale wearable sensor studies | PNAS

Microplastics from food packaging, tableware could pose threat to gut, trigger diabetes

Stalled planetary waves tied to extreme summer weather—like floods and heatwaves—have tripled since 1950, a new study finds

CRISPR experiments suggest female fruit flies are more resilient to disturbances of their circadian system than males

Archaeological evidence shows widespread habitual fire use by humans began around 50,000 years ago, reshaping cultural and environmental behaviors