In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

German pig skulls changed significantly due to selective breeding. Scientists found shorter snouts and flatter foreheads in ...

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

In this episode of Weekly podcast, we speak to three experts who study different ways that people are affecting how plants and animals evolve – and how humanity has become the single biggest driver of ...

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...

Two creatures that cannot interbreed, even if they resemble each other, must belong to different species. As is often the case in evolution, the rules of speciation are by no means ironclad.

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. The paper, published in the ...

Remarkable social behaviors have been discovered in Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) that set them apart from other baboon ...

Chemical resistance is another area where human influence is clear. The widespread use of pesticides and antibiotics has ...

Scientists say the crustaceans have developed a visual system based on proteins that help them detect the little light that ...

Nov. 27, 2024 — Brain size increased gradually within each ancient human species ... patchwork of different ecosystems found in mountainous regions played a key role in the evolution of ...