Evolution
- New model reveals adaptations of world's most abundant ocean microbe (14 Aug 2018)
- Unisexual salamander evolution: A long, stra (06 Aug 2018)
- The Galápagos Islands: Laboratory of Evolution (06 Aug 2018)
- Scientists watch bacteria 'harpoon' DNA to speed their evolution (06 Aug 2018)
- Improved ape genome assemblies provide new insights into human evolution: Better understanding of genetic influences on primate and human brain differences was also gained through comparative organoid (06 Aug 2018)
- How physics explains the evolution of social organization (06 Aug 2018)
- Using mathematical modeling and evolutionary principles important in treatment decisions: Moffitt researchers show continuous maximum dose and adaptive treatment approaches are effective strategies fo (03 Aug 2018)
- The role of 'extra' DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance (03 Aug 2018)
- What is Darwin's Theory of Evolution? (02 Aug 2018)
- The social evolution of termites (02 Aug 2018)
- Team pieces together the mystery of how single cell life forms evolved into multicellular organisms (02 Aug 2018)
- Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistance (02 Aug 2018)
- More complex biological systems evolve more freely: Interactions between mutations lead to unexpected result | Study published in eLife (02 Aug 2018)
- House dust mites evolved a new way to protect their genome (02 Aug 2018)
- High-altitude birds evolve similar traits via different mutations (02 Aug 2018)
- CRISPR diversifies: Cut, paste, on, off, and now—evolve (02 Aug 2018)
- CLOCK gene may hold answers to human brain evolution (02 Aug 2018)
- New software helps detect adaptive genetic mutations (18 Jul 2018)
- Evolution of China's flowering plants shows East-West divide between old, new lineages (17 Jun 2018)
- Breakthrough method predicts resistance to antibiotics under development (17 Jun 2018)
- Faster genome evolution methods to transform yeast for industrial biotechnology (26 May 2018)
- Photosynthesis in plants key to speedy evolution (26 Apr 2018)
- New algorithm enables data integration at single-cell resolution (20 Apr 2018)
- Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago (19 Apr 2018)
- Luck plays a role in how language evolves, Penn team finds (19 Nov 2017)
- Are cities affecting evolution? (19 Nov 2017)
- Genome research challenges previous understanding of the origin of photosynthesis (31 Oct 2017)
- Scientists develop new theory of molecular evolution (24 Oct 2017)
- Crops evolved 10 millennia earlier than thought (23 Oct 2017)
- Duplications of noncoding DNA may have affected evolution of human-specific traits (18 Oct 2017)
- Pioneering discovery of an odor-detecting receptor enhancer (12 Oct 2017)
- Fossil find pushes back date of earliest fused bones in birds by 40 million years (10 Oct 2017)
- Genetic 'fossils' reveal long-term viral partnerships in grass: Within host cells, partner viruses may exchange genetic material and evolve together over time (06 Oct 2017)
- Genetic evidence points to nocturnal early mammals (06 Oct 2017)
- Antibiotic-resistant microbes date back to 450 million years ago, well before the age of dinosaurs: Survival of mass extinctions helps to explain near indestructible properties of hospital superbugs (06 Oct 2017)
- What teeth reveal about the lives of modern humans (05 Oct 2017)
- Living fossil genome unveiled (05 Oct 2017)
- Okinawan pit viper genome reveals evolution of snake venom (04 Oct 2017)
- Why we did not evolve to live forever: Unveiling the mystery of why we age (16 Sep 2017)
- Researchers use supercomputers to study snake evolution, unique traits (12 Sep 2017)
- Rare whole genome duplication during spider evolution could reveal more about animal diversification (12 Sep 2017)
- Near instantaneous evolution discovered in bacteria (12 Sep 2017)
- Bee antennae offer links between the evolution of social behavior and communication (12 Sep 2017)
- Why animals have evolved to favor one side of the brain (11 Sep 2017)
- Urbanization costs five billion years of evolutionary history (11 Sep 2017)
- Research unlocks molecular key to animal evolution and disease (11 Sep 2017)
- Cave-in: How blind species evolve (11 Sep 2017)
- Birds vs. bees: Study helps explain how flowers evolved to get pollinators to specialize (11 Sep 2017)
- As fins evolve to help fish swim, so does the nervous system (11 Sep 2017)
- 'Residual echo' of ancient humans in scans may hold clues to mental disorders (31 Aug 2017)
- How molecular clocks are refining human evolution's timeline (31 Aug 2017)
- How do plants make oxygen? Ask cyanobacteria (31 Aug 2017)
- Tiny cavefish may help humans evolve to require very little sleep (22 Mar 2017)
- Stabilizing evolutionary forces keep ants strong (22 Mar 2017)
- Scientists engineer animals with ancient genes to test causes of evolution (22 Mar 2017)
- Researchers sequence entire genome of seahorse, investigate essential mechanisms of evolution (22 Mar 2017)
- Genome sequence of polar alga explains evolutionary adaptation to extreme variable climate (22 Mar 2017)
- CU scientists help pinpoint genetic changes related to carnivorous plant evolution (22 Mar 2017)
- Plumage evolution: Explaining the vivid colors of birds (19 Mar 2017)
- Got eczema? It may just be bad evolutionary luck, study finds (19 Mar 2017)
- Exploring the evolutionary history of the immune system (19 Mar 2017)
- Autism and human evolutionary success (19 Mar 2017)
- At molecular level, evolutionary change is unpredictable (19 Mar 2017)
- Why Humans Don't Have More Neanderthal Genes (17 Mar 2017)
- Tapping evolution to improve biotech products (17 Mar 2017)
- Schizophrenia emerged after humans diverged from Neanderthals (17 Mar 2017)
- Large human brain evolved as a result of 'sizing each other up' (22 Aug 2016)
- Explainer: What is the molecular clock? (01 Jul 2016)
- Capturing introns: Targeting rapidly evolving regions of the genome for phylogenetics: New protocol for targeting intron-containing genes to resolve evolutionary relationships between closely related (30 Jun 2016)
- Humans artificially drive evolution of new species (29 Jun 2016)
- The call of the sea: Mammalian evolutionary transitions back to the sea (23 Jun 2016)
- How early mammals evolved night vision to avoid predators (21 Jun 2016)
- Scientists discover the evolutionary link between protein structure and function (19 May 2016)
- Kiwi bird genome sequenced (15 May 2016)
- Tracking the genetic arms race between humans and mosquitoes (10 May 2016)
- Social brains: Do insect societies share brain power? (08 May 2016)
- Evolution is unpredictable and irreversible, biologists show (07 May 2016)
- DNA that only females have (07 May 2016)
- Discovery of a fundamental limit to the evolution of the genetic code: A study performed at IRB Barcelona offers an explanation as to why the genetic code, the dictionary used by organisms to translat (03 May 2016)
- Researchers obtain precise estimates of the epigenetic mutation rate (02 May 2016)
- Proteins for anxiety in humans and moulting in insects have common origin (23 Apr 2016)
- Most comprehensive study to date reveals evolutionary history of citrus (23 Apr 2016)
- Study resolves reptilian family tree (20 Apr 2016)
- Darwin's finches highlight the unity of all life (20 Apr 2016)
- New thesis maps the origin of colour vision (19 Apr 2016)
- Some genes 'foreign' in origin and not from our ancestors (17 Apr 2016)
- Scientists unlock tangled mysteries of DNA (17 Apr 2016)
- Genome's tale of 'conquer and enslave' (14 Apr 2016)
- Diet affects the evolution of birds (14 Apr 2016)
- Research reveals trend in bird-shape evolution on islands (13 Apr 2016)
- Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA (13 Apr 2016)
- Researcher explores how the universe creates reason, morality (12 Apr 2016)
- Symbiotic plants are more diverse, finds new study (11 Apr 2016)
- Study suggests how mosquitoes evolved an attraction to human scent (11 Apr 2016)
- Primate evolution in the fast lane (11 Apr 2016)
- Calculating evolution: Program predicts the development of influenza viruses (11 Apr 2016)
- A lesson from wheat evolution: From the wild to our spaghetti dish (06 Apr 2016)
- Why being bold all comes down to evolution (05 Apr 2016)
- Study reveals evolution of malaria (24 Mar 2016)
- Spelling mutations and evolutionary advantages (23 Mar 2016)
- Scientists develop chick with 'dinosaur' feet: study (16 Mar 2016)
- Evolutionary history of honeybees revealed by genomics (16 Mar 2016)
- Seeing the light: Army ants evolve to regain sight and more in return to surface (15 Mar 2016)
- Evolutionary 'selection of the fittest' measured for the first time (15 Mar 2016)
- Evolutionary leap from fins to legs was surprisingly simple (15 Mar 2016)
- Shedding light on the evolution of whale vision (01 Mar 2016)
- Team identifies ancient mutation that contributed to evolution of multicellular animals (29 Jan 2016)
- Songbird's reference genome illuminate key role of epigenetics in evolution of memory and learning: Smart songbird's reference genome is milestone for ecological research (29 Jan 2016)
- PNAS: Childhood leukemias forged by different evolutionary forces than in older adults (29 Jan 2016)
- Neanderthal genes gave modern humans an immunity boost, allergies (29 Jan 2016)
- Gradual changes in the environment delay evolutionary adaptations (29 Jan 2016)
- Evolutionary advantage of genetic recombination in the genome measured for first time (29 Jan 2016)
- A master switch that plays a key role in energy metabolism and human brain evolution (29 Jan 2016)
- Evolution of marine crocodilians constrained by ocean temperatures (01 Jan 2016)
- Mystery of how snakes lost their legs solved by reptile fossil (22 Dec 2015)
- Mammal diversity exploded immediately after dinosaur extinction (22 Dec 2015)
- Animal evolution: Revolution averted (22 Dec 2015)
- Study identifies first-ever human population adaptation to toxic chemical, arsenic (07 Dec 2015)
- An evolutionary approach reveals new clues toward understanding the roots of schizophrenia (07 Dec 2015)
- Scientists date the origin of the cacao tree to 10 million years ago (23 Nov 2015)
- Rapid evolution of body size enhanced dinosaur and bird survival (17 Nov 2015)
- Environment and climate helped shape varied evolution of human languages (17 Nov 2015)
- Predicting the human genome using evolution (29 Oct 2015)
- Tiny plant shows us how living things cope with big changes (20 Oct 2015)
- Target-Driven Evolution of Scorpion Toxins (08 Oct 2015)
- Knee-deep in spider leg evolution (08 Oct 2015)
- 'Tree of life' for 2.3 million species released (01 Oct 2015)
- Repeated marine predator evolution tracks changes in ancient and Anthropocene oceans (14 Sep 2015)
- Octopus genome sequenced (07 Sep 2015)
- New fossil skulls reveal insights about penguin brain evolution (02 Sep 2015)
- Fossil specimen reveals a new species of ancient river dolphin (02 Sep 2015)
- Key genetic event underlying fin-to-limb evolution (25 Aug 2015)
- How bird evolution swapped snouts for beaks (25 Aug 2015)
- Honey bees rapidly evolve to overcome new disease (25 Aug 2015)
- Findings illuminate animal evolution in protein function (11 Aug 2015)
- Repeated marine predator evolution tracks changes in ancient and Anthropocene oceans (21 Jul 2015)
- Evolution is unpredictable and irreversible, Penn biologists show (21 Jul 2015)
- Diverse sea creatures evolved to reach same swimming solution (21 Jul 2015)
- International team of scientists launches fossil database (20 Jul 2015)
- Scientists Discover How the Shocking Electric Eel Evolved its Jolt to Stun Prey (01 Jul 2014)
- Evolution Might be Repeatable: Clovers Reveal Predisposition to Traits (24 Jun 2014)