A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA. Researchers have now reconstructed the evolution of a set of genes, and the ...

A study led by JGU provides the first direct evidence that species that never interact can profoundly influence each other's evolution, challenging a long-held focus on direct interactions in ...

At only 22 years of age, Charles Darwin went on a voyage that would forever change our understanding of the world. Studying birds, he noticed that finches from one island had differently shaped beaks ...

The peppered moth is an iconic example of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. For centuries peppered moths (Biston betularia) were common in the forests around Manchester, ...

Herbert Spencer, by D.G. Thompson.--Charles Robert Darwin, by J.W. Chadwick.--Solar and planetary evolution, by G.P. Serviss.--Evolution of vegetal life, by W. Potts ...