Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

The cactus on your windowsill may grow slowly, but new research shows that cacti are surprisingly fast at creating new ...

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing how to cook.

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins ...

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.