In an article published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists have studied a protein, called HP1, which is ...

The unusual DNA of a particular type of spider is fascinating scientists, as they think it may hold the key to diverse ...

When Charles Darwin first proposed how evolution works in 1859, it seemed plausible. Tiny changes stack up over time, eventually leading a species to become something entirely different. Aside from ...

Research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution introduces a novel method for inferring DNA methylation patterns in non-skeletal tissues from ancient specimens, providing new insights into human ...

A lost chapter in human evolution has been revealed after an analysis of modern DNA found that we come from not one but two ancestral populations—ones that drifted apart and later reconnected long ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.