Mutations drive evolution, but they can also be risky. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Nov. 10 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

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

Aging brings about a range of changes—often unwelcome—to our bodies: sagging skin, graying or thinning hair, and a decline in muscle strength and ...

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

From cancer-resistant mole rats to 200-year-old whales, evolution has equipped long-lived species with unique biological ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are ...

The scientist leaves behind a complicated legacy after making a slew of offensive remarks during the later part of his life.

New research on ancient DNA uncovers complex migration patterns, family ties and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean region.

Clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats(CRISPR) gene editing, known for its precision, is revolutionizing tumor research and treatment. This article covers the evolution of the CRISPR ...

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

More than half of melanoma patients whose cancer initially responds to immunotherapy will eventually see their disease return ...

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They ...