evolutionary biology

New study links ancient microbes with climate dynamics, potentially aiding the search for life on other planets

The research sheds light on protein de-evolution

Study explores multiple evolutionary innovations stemming from gene duplication events hundreds of millions of years ago

Researchers uncover new evolutionary insight: sea lamprey brain development is remarkably similar to that of humans

Discovery provides unprecedented information on the polar ecosystems of the Ordovician period

Researchers are uncovering evidence of a shift in how the first living things ate, based on molecular fossils

New findings underscore the vital importance of the Australian fossil record to global scientific knowledge

Researchers have mapped the family tree of crocodiles and their extinct relatives to shed light on the giant reptiles

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