Aging brings about a range of changes—often unwelcome—to our bodies: sagging skin, graying or thinning hair, and a decline in muscle strength and ...

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have ...

Studying the ways that magenta and yellow flowers intermingle paints a vibrant picture of how the plants exchange genetic ...

To maintain a Darwinian perspective on culture we must view humans as passive imitators and transmitters, ignoring cthe ...

The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...

From cancer-resistant mole rats to 200-year-old whales, evolution has equipped long-lived species with unique biological ...

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...

Regulations make it hard to introduce organisms that quash invasive species. Some experts see missed opportunities.

If your parents' bone repair genes never turn on, you still inherit them, and you heal. But if they don't teach you to ski, ...

The Hippo signaling pathway that helps control tissue size in animals and malfunctions in cancers already existed before ...

Scientists have long wondered if there are physical constraints that limit the possibility of how large an organism can become through evolution. A new study involving 54 species of sharks indicates ...