Bears look like textbook mammals, but hidden in their evolutionary history are two dramatic departures from the standard ...

Complex life began to develop earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed, a new study has revealed.

New research challenges the long-standing idea that most fixed genetic mutations are neutral. For many years, scientists studying evolution have believed that most genetic changes influencing how ...

A new biological law has been proposed offering key insights into the processes of evolution and aging. Biological laws are recognized patterns that hold true for a group of living organisms. For ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered the adaptive significance of the remarkable waste-management behavior in ...

The ideas of Charles Darwin and the concept of evolution by natural selection continue to have a profound influence on modern biology – they permeate almost every area of scientific exploration. The ...

This page outlines the 2022-23 degree requirements for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. This page is not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes ...

It was the world’s first murder. The ape-man exultantly threw his club (actually the leg bone of a zebra) into the air, and, as it spun, it morphed into an orbiting space station. In this stunning ...

Interactions among viruses can help them succeed inside their hosts or impart vulnerabilities that make them easier to treat.

As part of the Markkula Center's yearlong series of talks on conscience, Francisco Ayala* of the University of California, Irvine, member of the National Academy of Sciences, recipient of the ...