As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human ...

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food ...

In one of the hottest landscapes on Earth, a modest desert shrub is quietly rewriting what I thought plants could endure. By ...

Over the past week we've witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP—or, more verbosely, the ...

Chameleons’ extraordinary ability to move their eyes independently stems from a previously overlooked anatomical marvel: long ...

A new study suggests that many modern health challenges may stem from a deep evolutionary mismatch between our ancient biology and today’s industrialized environments.

Inuit in Greenland possess a unique genome, which has evolved over thousands of years as they adapted to a cold climate and consumed a diet largely consisting of marine mammals. Now, a team of ...

Within a few years, however, it developed into a dangerous pest that attacks not only reed grass but also sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions. Although the insect itself causes only minor ...

New research challenges the long-standing idea that most fixed genetic mutations are neutral. For many years, scientists studying evolution have believed that most genetic changes influencing how ...

Bettongs have a talent for opening extremely hard seeds, demonstrating how biology adapts to extreme tasks, even in tiny ...

Here a group known as the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) built a deep geological repository to contain spent ...