A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides the first empirical evidence connecting the ...

New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organisms, can also preserve similarities. The researchers worked with a plant called wild radish and its ...

On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species and transformed our understanding of life on Earth by ...

When Charles Darwin articulated his theory of evolution by natural selection in On the Origin of Species in 1859, he focused on adaptations — the changes that enable organisms to survive in new or ...

A new study suggests that human ingenuity hasn't exempted us from the forces of evolution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Natural selection is the process by which some organisms in a population survive and reproduce, while others do not, based on their bodies and behaviour. It is one of the processes by which species ...