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 ...

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

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

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

A new biological law has been proposed offering key insights into the processes of evolution and aging. Biological laws are recognized patterns that hold true for a group of living organisms. For ...

If your parents' bone repair genes never turn on, you still inherit them, and you heal. But if they don't teach you to ski, ...

It was the world’s first murder. The ape-man exultantly threw his club (actually the leg bone of a zebra) into the air, and, as it spun, it morphed into an orbiting space station. In this stunning ...

This page outlines the 2022-23 degree requirements for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. This page is not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes ...

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

As part of the Markkula Center's yearlong series of talks on conscience, Francisco Ayala* of the University of California, Irvine, member of the National Academy of Sciences, recipient of the ...