A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

It all began with a bold question: What if evolution could be simulated in a lab? At the intersection of artificial ...

The missing link in the mystery turned out to be an event called the Cambrian explosion. It was only after it that living ...

Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher ...

A large-scale population genomic study has shed new light on the evolutionary and domestication history of the button ...

A groundbreaking study sheds light on the extraordinary evolution of anglerfish, a group of deep-sea dwellers whose bizarre adaptations have captivated scientists and the public alike. The research ...

The results revealed a clear sequence. Enzymes predating cannabis showed no ability to process CBGA. The first enzyme unique ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like pleasure and pain act as a "common currency" for decision-making, as we see in ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

One hundred years ago a young teacher, John T. Scopes, went on trial in Dayton, Tenn., for violating a recently enacted state law that forbade the state’s educators “to teach any theory that denies ...