Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits make it the perfect ...

While developing his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin was horrified by a group of wasps that lay their eggs within ...

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A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

ASTANA – High school textbooks may frame evolution as a thing of the past, but it is very much alive, said Dr. Arkhat ...

Li Zhao explores the unexpected emergence of de novo genes, shedding light on their crucial function in adaptation and ...

Volcanic eruptions on the remote island of Nishinoshima repeatedly wipe the land clean, giving scientists a rare chance to study life’s earliest stages. Researchers traced the genetic origins of an ...

Rohan Pethiyagoda and Hiranya Sudasinghe say that they want to give the public a fish’s eye view of conservation from an ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift — driven not by genes, but by culture. Cultural practices — from farming ...

Scientists update Hamilton’s rule with powerful new math, revealing the many ways altruism and cooperation can thrive in ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high rate of Autism-spectrum disorders in humans is likely due to how humans evolved in ...