A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

Scientists discover that fast-changing cactus flowers, not size or pollinators, are behind the rapid evolution of new cactus species.

My colleague and I have published a new study of cactus flowers which may help explain the conundrum. For more than a century ...

The cactus on your windowsill may grow slowly, but new research shows that cacti are surprisingly fast at creating new ...

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.

If someone told you there’s a museum in Brooklyn dedicated entirely to bones, you’d probably assume they were joking or possibly describing a very niche restaurant. The Bone Museum is very real, very ...

A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species ...

The Bone Museum is a collection that proves New Yorkers will make a museum out of absolutely anything, and we’re all better off for it. Glass cases filled with skulls stretching into the distance, ...

According to the data considered by its authors—a team from the University of Sussex (UK) and Lund University ...

Surprising animal behaviors, from birds to amphibians, are revealing deep biological processes. Scientists are uncovering how viruses manipulate cells, how the immune system balances defense, and how ...