Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

The changes are part Microsoft's efforts to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system after last year’s ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have actually started millions of years earlier than we thought. By analyzing ancient ...

Scientists discovered that the fruit is getting more toxic thanks to the return of an ancient defense mechanism.

How does climate change affect the way humans organize themselves? How has it shaped the course of human evolution? An ...