Evolution is slow, but with the right experimental set-up—and enough time to spare—you can watch nature do its methodical ...

How do intermittent events like hurricanes impact natural selection? How do animals adapt to challenging weather? A ...

When males are forced to compete for females, new species form more rapidly. This has been shown in a new study where the researchers compared beetles allowed to mate freely with groups of the same ...

The analysis revealed that about 2 per cent of sperm from men in their early 30s contained disease-causing mutations. That ...

UCLA researchers found that gut bacteria are rapidly evolving in response to modern diets. Genes enabling digestion of ...

The gut microbiome is complex, and can be affected by the things we eat, our physical habits, our genes, and other factors.

Corrales, a recent biological sciences Ph.D. graduate from the University of Rhode Island, and his advisor, Associate ...

U.S. natural gas prices remained weak in Q3 2025 as inventory builds and mild weather offset rising demand. Read our full ...

When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is because snake venom is not a ...

Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

This is the centennial year for the Scopes “monkey trial” in Dayton, Tennessee, 1925’s “trial of the century”. In the dock ...