A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

A new study by researchers at Imperial College London and published on Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution could help shed ...

The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by ...

Animals have evolved crab-like bodies at least five times throughout history, a process known as carcinization.

With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

Evolution isn’t random, it’s remarkably consistent. All over the planet, unrelated species have developed nearly identical survival tools, from sonar to flight to armor plating. This video dives deep ...

Psilocybe cubensis grows worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions, including Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The mushroom prefers moist, fertilizer-rich soils and contains ...

Clownfishes are an iconic group of 28 species that are famous for their bright color patterns and mutualism with sea anemones. Yet no ecological variable has been identified that can explain clownfish ...

This paper describes the study of the evolution of the N-terminal domain of the MSH6 mismatch repair protein in regard to the presence or absence of histone reader domains. While the presence of the ...

Life on islands and cancer evolves under unique environmental pressures and acquire distinctive features. This manuscript is an attempt to find analogies between carcinogenesis and island biota ...

Imagine finding life beyond Earth—would it be familiar or completely alien? This video explores the science of convergent evolution, offering insights into how life might evolve across the cosmos.