Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved ...

A tiny freshwater snail from New Zealand is giving scientists a glimpse into evolution in motion. University of Iowa ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

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

European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is inherited without leading to speciation.

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