Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the ...

Important, previously unrecognized genetic changes common to all ancient and modern Homo sapiens spread in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, a new study finds. After that, the same investigation ...

MPN-BP transformation is driven by sequential mutations disrupting genomic stability, with TP53 mutations being strong predictors of progression. TP53 mutations confer a selective growth advantage, ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution generated scientific debate and discussion not only in Darwin's own time, but for decades afterward. In the latter part of the nineteenth century and the until the ...

Research into wood warblers shows that gene sharing across species played a key role in shaping their bright feather colors.

A team of scientists from Monash University has identified a single gene in a land plant that could help explain how plants ...

How did horses become some of the greatest athletes in the animal kingdom? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine may have found the answer, pinpointing a genetic mutation and evolutionary process that ...

New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival ...