Less like a Ferrari and more like a junkyard go-kart, the arrangements of organs within our vertebrate bodies are far from ...

How a collection of London pigeons and Galápagos mockingbirds provided the receipts for Darwin’s biggest ideas.

A sweeping new review of five decades of scientific literature finds robust evidence that natural selection operates simultaneously across multiple ...

When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the strongest plant produces more seeds, and the most ...

The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...

Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins ...

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 ...

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

Vibram, the global leader in high-performance rubber outsoles, is proud to announce its official partnership with the Natural Selection Tour (NST), the world's premier adventure sports tours founded ...

Urban parks are a vital component of urban ecosystems and provide distinctive habitats for soil microorganisms. Yet ...

EPFL researchers have developed a light-based method that can produce proteins that switch states, respond to signals, and even compute, using light and the cell cycle.