A new genome-based study suggests that ancient sharks like frilled and cow sharks could sit outside the family tree that ...

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution is delighted to launch Reviews in Evolutionary Developmental Biology, an article collection dedicated to publishing ...

A new study from Kyoto University in Japan has revealed that the blood pumping ...

From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these ...

Even tiny muscles around the ears hint at our evolutionary past. In many mammals, tiny ear muscles allow the outer ear (pinna ...

Researchers at the Technion have discovered how changes in genetic regulatory sequences can lead to alterations in the form and structure of animals—even when genetic regulatory systems are stable and ...

"This book is aimed at students taking courses on evolution in universities and colleges. Its approach and its structure are very different from previously-published evolution texts. The core theme in ...

Evolutionary developmental systems encompass the interplay between genetic, cellular and environmental processes that shape how organisms grow and diversify over time. Developmental systems integrate ...

Scientists from the University of Tübingen and Monash University studied glycopeptide antibiotics, a key resource in countering drug-resistant pathogens, to uncover their evolutionary origins to gain ...

When Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution in the mid-19th century, he figured this fundamental process took place very slowly over geological timescales, taking millions of years. But is ...

From popular culture to the dark corners of the internet, there are many claims about “fundamental” differences between people on the basis of gender, racial or ethnic groups, sexuality, or other ...