evolution

Genetic color variation arose through specific genome changes over 5 million years ago

Intricate ecological networks emerge from simple beginnings that feature repeating patterns of evolutionary development

True crabs have independently populated the land and freshwater around 17 times over the last 100 million years

New analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about how the shoulder evolved in animals

Microfossils discovered by University of Leicester scientist date back half a billion years

Rare findings identify a new pliosaur genus and add new knowledge to plesiosaur evolution

Researchers scoured academic literature and used new genomic techniques to create the mosquito family tree

New research findings on Aiptasia sea anemones point to early evolutionary events in multicellular organisms

Powerful X-rays help researchers shed new light on feather evolution

New research is the first to examine entire tomato species, from tiny, hairy, and terrible-tasting to large and sweet