"Within the past 50,000 years most of the variation that is seen among human populations evolved," said researcher Jason ...

Light helps explains the evolution of our skin color, why some of us have curly hair, and the size of our eyes. And light ...

The names Boophis kirki, Boophis picardi, Boophis siskoi, Boophis janewayae, Boophis archeri, Boophis pikei, and Boophis ...

Virginia Tech’s study traces early eukaryotic evolution, highlighting life’s diversification since 2 billion years ago.

Astrobiologists are working to discover universal rules that govern the emergence of complex physical and biological systems ...

While Nayler's story is wholly fictional, it is not without basis in a very real school of zoological thought, one which ...

New research shows evolution of life isn’t linear. Plants adapt uniquely, sometimes reversing changes to suit their ...

In South Florida, two Caribbean lizard species met for the first time. What followed provided some of the clearest evidence ...

A new study analyzes how chain ferns have the remarkable ability to evolve “backwards,” ditching a dimorphism strategy for a monomorphism one. This provides more evidence that organisms with less ...

Recent scientific efforts have advanced the development of a comprehensive primate evolutionary timetree, filling significant ...

For example, Rudolph Zallinger's famous 1965 Time-Life illustration ... this perspective still influences aspects of biology ...

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...