Evolutionary Biology Anecdotes

Researchers are using the gene-editing tool to boost the fruit’s defences and prevent the extinction of a major commercial variety.

Preserved microorganisms have been found encased in 3.5-billion-year-old rocks, confirming that single-celled life was thriving early in Earth’s history

Half-a-billion-year-old creature challenges theory that animals burst onto the scene in an abrupt event known as the Cambrian explosion.

16,000-year-old artefacts discovered in Idaho could be the oldest ever found on the continent.

Which version of a protein called Flower that is made affects cell survival.

Conventional therapies haven't done much good for my anxiety disorder

A 210,000-year-old skull is the oldest Homo sapiens fossil found outside Africa.

Benefits go to our hearts, immune systems, mental states and more

A March news release from the U.S. Geological Survey touted a new study that could be useful for infrastructure planning along the California coastline. It didn't mention the main finding of the research: that climate change threatens the state's economy.

What Snowball the parrot’s spontaneous moves teach us about ourselves