Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is ...

In a cavernous concert hall, before an eager audience of thousands, Masatoshi Nei is experiencing a technical glitch. The biologist has just received Japan’s prestigious Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, ...

Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

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

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

How do cells know what they should become as the body develops? Biological development depends crucially on spatial patterns: ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

Most of us know that as living things evolve, they take on traits that help them thrive in their home environments. But how are certain traits "chosen" for future generations, and how are others cast ...

A new study examining stick and leaf insect species has found evidence of convergent evolution, with all of the insects evolving similar characteristics despite diverging long ago. The rest of this ...