Max Telford translated the technical effort behind studying evolution into a relatable story for every reader in The Tree of ...

In fact, it's happened so often that there's a scientific term for it: carcinization. If you close your eyes and think of a crab, you might picture a round, flat body. Big front claws and multiple ...

A recent series of studies suggests that the brains of birds, reptiles and mammals all evolved independently — even though they share a common ancestor. This process, where different species ...

A new study examining stick and leaf insect species has found evidence of convergent evolution, with all of the insects ...

As XEC, the latest COVID variant takes hold, we are watching viral evolution play out on a time scale short enough to follow, with different strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus independently acquiring ...

Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 374, No. 1777, Theme issue: Convergent evolution in the genomics era: new insights and directions (22 July 2019), pp. 1-11 (11 pages) In ...

Researchers discovered an example of convergent evolution in the Peruvian and Tibetan highlander communities. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

With its powerful digging shovels, the European mole can burrow through the soil with ease. The same applies to the Australian marsupial mole. Although the two animal species live far apart, they have ...

Eyeless, colorless fish inhabit the rivers running through caverns beneath the eastern and southern United States. Who needs eyes or a flashy appearance when you live in complete darkness? Remarkably, ...