Evolution, a new five-part series tells the extraordinary story of how life on Earth has changed over more than four billion ...

New research by EMBL scientists shows how different modes of cell division used by animals and fungi might have evolved to support diverse life cycles. Cell division is one of the most fundamental ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

New research from across the globe found that the ‘fuel of evolution’ in wild animals is two to four times more abundant than previously thought Climate change is forcing animals to adapt—and fast.

The process of evolution usually takes thousands, millions or even billions of years. But researchers have found a way to condense it into a matter of minutes using a method called 'directed evolution ...

The influenza (flu) virus is constantly undergoing a process of evolution and adaptation through acquiring new mutations. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have added a new layer of ...

Why does natural selection appear to happen slowly on long timescales and quickly on short ones? A multigenerational study of four lizard species addresses biology’s “paradox of stasis.” James Stroud ...

Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by side. You’d see a resemblance, but each generation would look distinct from its predecessors. This is the process of ...