Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...

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

As forests continue to be cleared and forested landscapes degraded by human activity, their loss can significantly affect the ...

We often see the results of evolution ... with other lizards living in single-species environments. The crested anoles spent more of their time living in trees, and were found to perch higher ...

A new study examining stick and leaf insect species has found evidence of convergent evolution, with all of the insects evolving ... like" appearance seen in the "tree lobster" stick insect.

Evolution is the way ... a book called ‘On the Origin of Species’ in 1859. Darwin’s theory explained how every living thing is connected in a family tree that stretches back billions of ...

There are 40 cat species — not even taking into consideration the various breeds of domesticated cats, which is over 70,— ...

Michigan State University researchers identified two new truffle species, Tuber canirevelatum and Tuber cumberlandense, with ...

We have probably all consumed different body ... experimental systems for investigating evolution, particularly in the context of threatened species conservation. This work has established the ...

Species that possess venom are some of the most badass in the animal world. Now, a new member has joined their ranks – a ...

"Freshwater landscapes are home to 10% of all known species on Earth and key for billions of people's safe drinking water, livelihoods, flood control and climate change mitigation, and must be ...