The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs—the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, ...

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced ...

Why do some species live for only weeks while others survive for centuries? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on ...

The number of known proteins is infinitely small in comparison to the universe of possible proteins which could in theory be ...

Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans.

Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans.

Scientists warn that assisted evolution may be too slow to save coral reefs as ocean heat waves intensify and climate change ...

Ducks with corkscrew penises, fish changing sex – what do we really know about sex and reproduction on Earth? Less than we ...

Discover the biology and evolution behind why humans naturally dislike bitter tastes, yet often grow to love foods like IPAs, ...

Jawbone fragments and teeth from a previously unknown species hint that the evolution of modern apes occurred in what's now ...

A new study shows evidence of “evolutionary rescue”—a kind of rapid evolution in which organisms genetically adapt to severe ...