Scientists studying one of nature's greatest reproductive innovations have discovered how some lizards evolved from laying ...

A surprising discovery by Technion researchers sheds new light on the dynamics of evolution. Published in the Proceedings of ...

Directed evolution is a laboratory method that speeds up protein mutations to help create novel cancer and neurodegenerative disorder therapies. In a new study, scientists detail a method called ...

The movement of genetic material between organisms that aren't directly related is a significant driver of evolution, especially among single-celled organisms like bacteria and archaea. A team led by ...

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What gave rise to the mosaic of cultural expressions across the globe? Why are some societies more culturally diverse than others? This study develops a unified theory of cultural evolution, ...