A classic question in biology is whether evolution is entirely random or, can it follow predictable patterns. This question was popularized by the famous paleontologist and science communicator ...

Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by accident. Scientists have long known that whole-genome duplication (WGD)—the process by which organisms copy all their genetic material ...

A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that organisms could get better at evolving over time. Researchers used a computer program to simulate organisms switching between beneficial and ...

Adaptation, evolution, and systematics -- The primate body -- Primate lives -- Prosimians -- New World anthropoids -- Old World monkeys -- Apes and humans -- Primate ...

Billions of years of evolution has given rise to us, the millions of species that persist on planet Earth today. Some of us are small, some of us are big, and some of us have huge ears, flat tails, ...

Discover 25 animals with insane survival adaptations, from frogs that freeze solid to indestructible tardigrades. Explore ...

Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate web of shared ancestry. From the tiniest ...

Anna's Hummingbird is one of many species shifting its range north and its breeding earlier in the year. (Photo credit: Will Sweet) As global temperatures rise, many species are scrambling to adapt–or ...

As global warming accelerates, extreme heatwaves are causing widespread death of tropical reef corals. Most corals rely on tiny algae cells living within their tissues that photosynthesise and produce ...