Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you'll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents ...

The current administration amplifies differences between groups. This approach, which appeals to our evolved psychology, is ...

Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s ...

Elliot Levin has his work schedule down to a science. Mondays are all about assessment. As San Francisco State University’s greenhouse manager, he walks through the various bays of the nearly ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

Mar. 31, 2025 — A study presents a striking example of cooperative organization among cells as a potential force in the evolution of multicellular life. The study is ... New Species Revealed ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Tim Birkhead on great auks and their extraordinary story of evolution, exploitation and de-extinction across the years ...

Evolution is the process of heritable change in populations of organisms over multiple generations. Evolutionary biology is the study of this process, which can occur through mechanisms including ...