Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to ...

From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged ...

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest ...

Large-scale comparison of gene families across 1154 Saccharomycotina genomes revealed that gene gains and losses drive yeast ...

Seasonality shapes much of life on Earth. Most species, including humans, have synchronized their own rhythms with those of ...

For over a century, scientists have wrestled with one of biology’s most fundamental mysteries: how the first animals evolved.

The Chicago Archaeopteryx provides rare 3D insights into skull evolution, soft tissue structure, and the first evidence of ...

How do organisms adapt to climate change? A new study reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution.

Yeast evolution offers insights into climate change adaptation, highlighting the trade-offs and challenges species face as ...

Across the icy edges of Earth’s northern and southern reaches, life has adapted to thrive in some of the harshest conditions.

Scientists are now investigating animals that resist cosmic radiation and may be actively using it to survive and evolve.

A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically more forested than at present. In the ...