One of the most crucial points in evolution has been particularly badly recorded in the fossil record, but some questions are ...

A research group in China has developed a method for coloring PV modules using quasi-ordered photonic pigments instead of conventional absorbing dyes. Unlike traditional dyes, which create color by ...

In the 1960s, Kimura’s neutral theory revolutionized molecular biology by arguing most DNA changes are random, not adaptive. A new study finds beneficial mutations are far more common than Kimura’s ...

A major research study is challenging one of evolution’s most influential ideas: that most genetic changes that become permanent are essentially neutral. Researchers at the University of Michigan ...

Artificial food dyes have long been suspected to be harmful to your health. But new research shows that some of the natural color additives being turned to as alternatives are associated with an ...

When Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied in detail. Yet the book’s gene-centred view of evolution still has much to ...

Every year, billions of birds migrate long distances with the changing of seasons — according to BirdLife Africa, 40 to 50 percent of avian species migrating to and from Africa are in decline.

Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was a British naturalist whose work transformed biology by providing a unifying explanation for the diversity of life. Through observations made during his voyage on the HMS ...

Val Cunningham regularly answers reader questions about birds and birding. Submit your own questions below. Can birds see color? When they look at other birds, do they see them in color, like we do?

A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes—offering unique insight into evolution at the genetic level. A large international ...

Natural selection has been playing a bigger role in changing modern human DNA than previously thought, according to a new study. geralt via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 Many people are familiar with ...