The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according to a study in Nature Communications.

Researchers have innovatively merged protein structural data with genetic sequences to construct evolutionary trees, ...

Blair Hedges, and Dr. Sudhir Kumar, all at Temple University, have built an evolutionary tree that encompasses 455 primates, every species for which genetic data are available. The tree ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according to a study in ...

The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has ...

Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make them more suitable for human cultivation than others.

We often see the results of evolution, but not the process directly. Now, scientists have been treated to front row seats of ...

Cretaceous-era global heat likely caused a genetic split between Northern and Southern Hemisphere lampreys, offering new ...

Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 ...