Professor Emily Jane McTavish and colleagues at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have mapped the evolution of every known bird ...

The study tracks mammoth evolution over a million years using mitogenomes, showing shifts in diversity and lineage tied to ...

For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable ...

The study found that bird species who nest in tree cavities have independently evolved heightened aggression across lineages, particularly in females.

Chimpanzees are often cast as a mirror to our darkest tendencies, embodying violence, territoriality and power struggles. In ...

Analysis of the fossil suggests that the only two egg-laying mammals, platypuses and land-based echidnas, both descended from ...

Increased vegetation growth in European mountains, driven by climate and land-use changes, reduces the genetic diversity of ...

As a biology major at the University of Morelos, Dirzo discovered his interest in plant evolutionary biology and assisted with a research project analyzing rates of deforestation and land use ...

Drake is a corresponding author on the paper along with Jonathan Losos, professor of biology at Washington ... In the case of domesticated species, evolution happens so rapidly, it can offer ...

Evolutionary biology is the study of this process, which can occur through mechanisms including natural selection, sexual selection and genetic drift. An interdisciplinary analysis revealed that ...

According to Alfa Romeo chief exec Santo Ficili, the all-new Stelvio will break cover in the second half of 2025. Expected to hit dealer lots for the 2026 model year, the redesigned crossover has ...