Ancient snakes once possessed four limbs, but evolution dramatically reshaped them. A genetic 'switch' called the ZRS ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

A new study by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School is providing one of the most detailed ...

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 from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

There is a good chance that many of you watching right now have a dog somewhere nearby. But what do you actually know about where dogs come from? You're probably aware they evolved from wolves, but ...

Have you ever wondered how some life forms keep going in places so cold we’d call them frozen? Places humans wouldn't dare ...

Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

Survival of the fittest takes on a new meaning in today’s world. We’re still grappling with the fallout of the pandemic, supply chain issues, war, inflation, and what appears to be an emerging ...

A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts ...