Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Human aging is not what natural selection failed to prevent. It is what happens when selection simply has nothing left to act ...

In the spring, ants are once again hard at work. Beyond their everyday presence, ants are also key model organisms in cutting-edge evolutionary genetics research, helping scientists understand how ...

The study found that bird species who nest in tree cavities have independently evolved heightened aggression across lineages, particularly in females. Scientists have long wondered whether evolution ...

A common element in “Star Trek” and other science fiction is their depiction of humanoid alien species. If life exists ...