When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

Most of us know that as living things evolve, they take on traits that help them thrive in their home environments. But how are certain traits "chosen" for future generations, and how are others cast ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only ...

A female pollinating wasp, Platyscapa awekei, which pollinates the Wonderboom fig, a famous fig tree in South Africa. Simon van Noort In his 1859 book, On the Origin of Species, British naturalist ...

HUMANS HAVE never been immune from the pressures of natural selection. Throughout the history of the species circumstances have arisen to give individuals with certain beneficial mutations an ...

The peppered moth is an iconic example of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. For centuries peppered moths (Biston betularia) were common in the forests around Manchester, ...

Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and his interests range from immunology and microscopy to the philosophy of science.View full profile Tom has a master’s degree ...

Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better females, new research shows. Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual ...

Researchers believe the trait is an adaptation to counter the females’ post-coital hunger. I’m not sure if lizards can experience PTSD, but if they can, I have every reason to believe this science ...