To maintain a Darwinian perspective on culture we must view humans as passive imitators and transmitters, ignoring cthe ...

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

A new study hammers home how the "survival of the nicest" view makes no sense when it comes to evolution, says Jonathan R.

Darwin knew he'd solved the paradox of how traits change across lineages, despite the fact that changes acquired over a ...

The break up of the supercontinent Nuna transformed the Earth’s surface, creating shallow marine habitats that may have given ...

Dr. Marcus Hale, a physicist at the University of Cambridge, has proposed a fascinating theory that could potentially ...

Soft batteries and water-walking robots are among the many creations made possible by studying animals and plants.

Scientists compared genomes from 154 animal species and found that land animals share genetic tricks for surviving outside ...

Humans exhibit rapid, intense reactions to snakes and spiders, rooted in ancient survival instincts. Specific visual cues ...

Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, ...

Biological Sciences Professor and Chair Eric Hayden participated on an international research team that recently published ...