A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

A research team led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has revealed how the genome is reorganized in 3D during ...

The “Frozen Evolution” Myth A popular assumption says medicine, technology, and home comforts have put humanity beyond the ...

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and use terms like “higher” and “lower” animals. This anthropocentric ...

Ever wonder why there are so many different versions of the same animal? From dinosaurs to Darwin to debating the current pace of ...

Systems-level thinking has transformed how we study life across scales, from molecules and cells to populations, communities ...

Two CU Boulder researchers are helping clarify how species’ populations with longer lives can still adapt to a changing climate. Since the Renaissance, fly agaric has appeared in art and literature, ...