Billions of years ago, the molecular building blocks of life emerged from a complex web of chemical and geological processes.

The field of evolution examines how organisms adapt to their environments over generations, but what about the evolution of ...

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

“Evolution isn't just a story about where ... way will provide a strong foundation for pursuing any topic in the life sciences, from astrobiology to zoology. As Russian biologist Theodosius ...

The author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club on the science that lies behind his novel Alien Clay, set on a prison planet where the biology is very different to that on Earth ...

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

This phenomenon of one cell living inside another, called endosymbiosis, has fueled the evolution of complex life. Examples of ... a plant science research institute in Mexico.

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...

A recent study at Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy—organisms carrying extra genome ...

A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx ...