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 ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations, scientists have discovered that marine copepods—the tiny crustaceans at the heart of the ocean food web—rely on a largely ...

Genome assemblies from 65 individuals, representing a variety of the world’s populations, are advancing the scientific exploration of complex genetic structural variation. Structural variations are ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

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.