(Westend61/Getty Images) The DNA blueprint we carry around with us today has been influenced far more by natural selection ...

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

A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes—offering ...

Two landmark genomic studies have unveiled unprecedented insights into human evolution, revealing both the largest-ever Indigenous American genetic dataset and hundreds of recent genetic adaptations ...

The rapid evolution of cell and gene therapy (CGT) is driving unprecedented innovation in manufacturing, yet the adoption of ...

The topics of snake venom evolution, composition of venoms, types of toxins, ecological adaptation, prey specialisation, ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Did humans lose their sense of smell? A study on the Orang Asli people reveals that hunter-gatherers maintain ancestral smell ...

Scientists who analysed nearly 16,000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair skin is favoured for vitamin D production ...

A Harvard study indicates natural selection has favored red hair for millennia, suggesting redheads may become more common as ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

A new study shows the virus could have doubled the frequency of genetic variants in a South African province if effective ...