When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

Evolution takes many forms. Sometimes, species can influence each other’s evolution. This is known as coevolution. Discover how coevolution works, who discovered this phenomenon and examples of it ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

Natural selection is the process by which some organisms in a population survive and reproduce, while others do not, based on their bodies and behaviour. It is one of the processes by which species ...

A massive study of ancient genomes has revealed that natural selection acted on hundreds of human genes throughout recent ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

In this Spotlight, we ask whether modern humans are still evolving or whether we have stepped out of the path of natural selection. Share on Pinterest Does Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution still ...

The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its rivals and is thus passed down to its offspring. To suggest otherwise can provoke ...

Researchers believe the trait is an adaptation to counter the females’ post-coital hunger. I’m not sure if lizards can experience PTSD, but if they can, I have every reason to believe this science ...