Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the ...

Evolution of human traitsIcons depict cultural and biological milestones in human evolution. Álvaro Valiño Evolution is relentless; when the chance of survival can be increased, it finds a way ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

Scientists link baker’s yeast evolution to ancient human movements, suggesting we’ve been shaping microbial life far longer ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He found a creative way to prove it.

As a result, MuLTEE became the longest-running polyploidy evolution experiment, offering new insights into how genome duplication contributes to biological complexity. A MuLTEE-talented team ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...