The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...
A dolphin breaking the surface for air can seem like a reminder of its mammalian past. But evolution is not nostalgia. The same body that still needs oxygen from the atmosphere is also one of the ...
Invasive species are recognized as a major threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem stability. Their introduction into new environments can reshape ...
Dr. Amy Baird, Professor of Biology at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD), and her colleagues are seeking to change the attitude of biologists toward the meaning of taxonomic categories above ...
Scientists discover that fast-changing cactus flowers, not size or pollinators, are behind the rapid evolution of new cactus species.
The stakes are seldom high when the Scottish parliament meets, but Tuesday's debate will be a matter of life and death.
Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is one of today's best science fiction books. While much of the science and math is great, it falls a bit when it comes to evolution.
The evidence shows that the ‘Ubeidiya site is at least one million nine hundred thousand years old. This finding represents a ...
Albert Camus wrote in the shadow of fascism, war and ideological violence. His defence of truth, democratic dialogue and ...
A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.