Scientists use deep learning for the first time ever to account for human evolution

Analysis of the skulls of lions, wolves, and hyenas has helped scientists uncover how prehistoric dogs hunted 40 million years ago

Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harm

With the latest gene-editing techniques, it could be possible, although challenging, to make a tomato produce capsaicinoids

A group of scientists has issued a "call to action" to use big data to tackle longstanding questions about plant diversity

Researchers have already concluded that a mere one percent of the human genome is made up of the genes that make the proteins our bodies need to grow and function

Present-day humans who carry particular Neandertal DNA fragments have heads that are slightly less rounded

Broadly speaking, this gene can be thought of as one of the genetic factors that make us human in a neurological sense

Birds produce varying coloration in their feathers by using nanoscale arrays of melanin-filled organelles layered with keratin

Bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics more slowly if they also have to defend themselves against predators