Life’s leap from single-celled to multicellular organisms marks a pivotal moment in evolutionary history. This transformation ...

A major event in the evolution of organisms on earth was the development of complex, multicellular life forms made of eukaryotic cells, which are thought to have come from prokaryotic cells. Studies ...

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process When ...

F or the past century and a half, the concept of evolution has primarily been wielded by those describing change of a purely ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article studies the transition in evolution from cells to multicellular organisms. The issues considered are applicable to all major ...

A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals a surprising evolutionary insight: sometimes, losing genes rather ...

Matthew Wills, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath and Tim Rock, PhD Candidate in Biology, University of Bath Large species tend to evolve ...

Cooperation is a classic solution to hostile environments that limit individual survival. In extreme cases this may lead to the evolution of new types of biological individuals (e.g., eusocial ...

Good genes aren’t the only way to gain an evolutionary advantage. You can also enlist other organisms to fight off threats – and then pass those helpful symbiotic partners on to your offspring. It’s ...

The movement of genetic material between organisms that aren't directly related is a significant driver of evolution, ...

What happens when six graduate students in different fields, who happen to be friends, put their heads together on an emerging issue in climate change? They get published in a major journal. The ...