New research claims that tomato plants in the Galápagos might actually be de-evolving and picking up ancient traits.

The evolutionary ladder is meant to be climbed one rung at a time with an organism shedding some traits and gaining others on ...

Wild tomatoes in the Galápagos may be reversing evolution—reawakening ancient traits, surprising scientists at UC Riverside.

Wild-growing tomatoes on the Galápagos archipelago are "de-evolving", according to new research. The plants appear to be ...

Some species have been known to circle back to lost traits, but it's rare and not usually though the same genetic lines.

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

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Long ago, birds likely carried South American tomato seeds to the Galápagos Islands. Now, those island tomatoes are doing something strange—they’ve started producing a toxic ...

Wild tomatoes on the Galápagos Islands may be providing scientists with an unprecedented look at “devolution” according to a new study. Devolution, also known as reverse evolution, is the process in ...

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