Nature is a master of design, but it doesn’t always get things right. In this eye-opening video, we explore a list of animals that appear to have been unfairly treated by evolution. Whether due to ...

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to ...

Humans lost their ability to synthesize their own vitamin C because our ancestors had access to plenty of fruit.

In March 1925, Tennessee became the first state in the country to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms. Strong reactions rippled across the United States. The eventual upshot: a ...

Natural selection is acting upon thousands of locations within the ash tree DNA, driving the evolution of resistance as the ...

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Queen Mary University of London have discovered that a new generation of ash ...

Alignment and sequencing errors are a major concern in molecular evolution, and this valuable study represents a welcome improvement for genome-wide scans of positive selection. This new method seems ...

John Scopes was indicted for teaching evolution. Science News looks at the forces that led to the trial and how expertise was the big loser.

Natural selection isn’t the only factor driving evolution, says Laurence D Hurst. And it’s happening faster than ever before Wednesday 21 November 2018 12:49 GMT ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Research demonstrates that natural selection can shape genetic systems to enhance future evolvability, challenging traditional views of evolution as a purely ...

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. Convergent ...

According to the young researcher, this theory could help explain the tendency for protein assemblies in humans to become larger over time. "This random mechanism operates somewhat against natural ...