Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

While developing his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin was horrified by a group of wasps that lay their eggs within ...

The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...

F or the past century and a half, the concept of evolution has primarily been wielded by those describing change of a purely ...

A small tissue fold in fly embryos, once thought purposeless, plays a vital role in stabilizing tissues. Researchers show that it absorbs stress during early development, and its position and timing ...

But Beekman, along with a growing number of scholars, many of them women, emphasizes familial care in our understanding of ...

A groundbreaking study published in this week’s issue of PNAS by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not randomly but more ...

Textbooks give strange, imprecise explanations of where things happen in quantum mechanics. Consistency with gravity needs a fresh approach.

A groundbreaking study published in this week's issue of PNAS by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in ...

What We Thought We Knew Dark matter has long been a cornerstone of modern cosmology, introduced to explain observed gravitational effects that cannot be accounted for by visible matter alone. Since ...

Experts say never assume a rattlesnake will rattle before striking. Watch where you step and where you put your hands. Don’t reach blindly into brush, rocks, or golf course rough. If you see a ...