How much influence did humans really have on the enormous variety of today’s dog breeds? An analysis of dog skulls from the last 50,000 years brings surprising insights to light: As early as 11,000 ...

Discover how insect metamorphosis evolved over millions of years. Learn the science behind incomplete and complete ...

Avalo deploys interpretable machine learning (IML) to develop more climate resilient varieties of crops such as sugarcane and ...

Over time, we have developed - and continue to develop - the traits that help us survive and flourish in the environments ...

A habitat-building coralline algae that provides a vital nursing ground for marine species and an important blue carbon ...

New research suggests Neanderthals didn't face a sudden extinction but were gradually absorbed into the growing human population. A mathematical model indicates repeated, small-scale human migrations ...

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries.

We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest RNA from a 40,000-year-old mammoth named Yuka, unlocking genetic activity from its final ...

Multicellular organisms (animals, plants, humans) all have the ability to methylate the cytosine base in their DNA. This ...

Although Madagascar’s total number of known chameleons now tops out at exactly 100 separate species, many of their actual ...