Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria ...

The study adds to evidence challenging the dominance of ‘natural selection’ as the sole adaptive force in evolution.

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate.

The Scopes “monkey trial” garnered international attention, and the battle that was fought continues in some form in other ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

This video reveals a groundbreaking discovery in the United States that’s rewriting what scientists thought they knew about animal evolution, uncovering new traits, ancient links, and shocking ...

"Recombination complicates our understanding of the evolution of these viruses because it results ... Pekar, Ph.D., a 2023 graduate of the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology program at UC San Diego ...

Comb jellies "could repurpose [their] genetic toolkit in different ways like a Swiss knife," said the researchers.

The new research could upend what’s known of the evolution of the most primitive ... the time of dinosaurs probably shared a lot more biology with a monotreme than with a horse, a dog, a cat ...