What will humans look like in the future? From stronger bodies to bigger brains, or maybe even merging with machines. Human ...

How a collection of London pigeons and Galápagos mockingbirds provided the receipts for Darwin’s biggest ideas.

A sweeping new review of five decades of scientific literature finds robust evidence that natural selection operates simultaneously across multiple ...

For more than a century, scientists have seen flowers that are specialised to a particular pollinator or environment as ...

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

When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the strongest plant produces more seeds, and the most ...

Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins ...

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

Urban parks are a vital component of urban ecosystems and provide distinctive habitats for soil microorganisms. Yet ...

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College will host two presentations in its Distinguished Speakers Series on March 24 and March 26, ...

EPFL researchers have developed a light-based method that can produce proteins that switch states, respond to signals, and even compute, using light and the cell cycle.