The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...

Ferns, defined by large genomes, high chromosome counts, and pervasive aneuploidy as well as intraspecific polyploid ...

Usually when you think of evolution or natural selection, you think of survival of the fittest. But sometimes, the resulting ...

Deep inside Earth lies a hidden world of "intraterrestrials" that have been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years — what ...

Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping ...

Humans have lived with fire for over a million years. Scientists now say burn injuries may have influenced human evolution and healing.

Learn how repeated burn injuries may have acted as a form of natural selection, influencing human genes linked to healing and ...

Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping ...

A million years of kitchen accidents may have forced the human immune system to evolve.

Centralized migration accelerates adaptation and drives parallel evolution, emphasizing the key influence of spatial organization on evolutionary dynamics across systems from pathogen transmission to ...

Some think the rise of C-sections means that one day all births will require serious medical intervention. But a surprising new understanding of the pelvis suggests a different story ...