Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

Long-term studies at Georgia Tech and beyond show that evolution is happening right now. They capture the rise of new species ...

Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by accident. Scientists have long known that whole-genome ...

Humans like to think that being multicellular (and bigger) is a definite advantage, even though 80% of life on Earth consists ...

Researchers found that cooperative fluid dynamics between single-celled organisms may have driven the evolution of ...

The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

A study published March 27 in the journal Science finds that a unique and ancient spate of genetic mutations was key to the ...

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...

A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early evolution of these iconic ...

Scientists uncovered how whole-genome duplication emerges and remains stable over thousands of generations of evolution in the lab. Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by ...