New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously ...

Human evolution did not come to a halt after prehistoric times. New evidence suggests it may have picked up pace, reshaping ...

A Harvard-led team has analyzed 22,000 ancient and modern genomes, revealing nearly 500 genetic changes driven by natural selection over the past 10,000 years. The study, published in Nature, ...

Longer thumbs mean bigger brains, scientists have found—revealing how human hands and minds evolved together. Researchers studied 94 different primate species, including fossils and living animals, to ...

Human skin is home to millions of microbes. One of these microbes, Staphylococcus aureus, is an opportunistic pathogen that can invade patches of skin affected by eczema, also known as atopic ...

When Aristotle claimed that humans differ from other animals because they have the ability to be rational, he understood rational to mean that we could form our views and beliefs based on evidence, ...

Macroevolutionary issues and approaches in evolutionary biology / Emanuele Serrelli and Nathalie Gontier -- Part I. Macroevolutionary Explanations and Interpretations. Can modern evolutionary theory ...

Academic departments in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology are increasingly aware of the need to address longstanding barriers and challenges faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color ...