Tag: evolution

Research on Chernobyl frogs has shown that the ionising radiation caused by the accident triggered a process of natural selection ...

We knew they are very adaptable, but this takes things to another level.

Sometimes, being bigger is not better.

Structures providing energy to cells have a crucial role in vision.

Virtual code has become virtual DNA.

The frightening development shows how much

They're about the size of a grain of sand.

The effect of sexual selection on females has been largely ignored in favor of the more pronounced and obvious effect ...

Scientists have discovered an underlying molecular link between venom glands in snakes and salivary glands in mammals.

Science isn't perfect, and neither was Darwin.

Sometimes, speed is of the essence.

Aquatic life may not have enough time to adapt to an increasingly warming world.

Turns out, Darwin was really good about understanding evolution.

The medicinal plant from China is trying to prevent heavy harvesting.

If you like seeing defined shapes, you should thank this little fellow.

Viruses are a seemingly inherent part of mammalian evolution, two studies suggest.

Dry climate and urbanization prompted the first mosquitoes to increasingly bite humans -- and things aren't looking too well for ...

An art historian and a biologist form an uncanny pair in order to reveal the timeline of evolution for your ...

Subspecies play a more important role in evolution than previously thought.

Hazda tribespeople spend just as much time in sedentary behavior like people from the US. They prefer not to sit ...