Dana Najjar

A lizard that both lays eggs and gives birth to live young is helping scientists understand how and why these forms of reproduction evolved.

Anyons don’t fit into either of the two known particle kingdoms. To find them, physicists had to erase the third dimension.

An unearthed fossil and genomic discoveries are filling important gaps in scientists’ understanding of how primitive green algae eventually evolved into land vegetation.

The recent discovery of some of the first galaxies in the universe illuminates the darkest era in cosmic history.

A recent neutron star merger has defied astronomers’ expectations, leading them to question longstanding ideas about neutron stars and the supernovas that create them. “We have to go back to the drawing board.”