Evolution describes changes in inherited traits of populations through successive generations. To fully understand the science of ecology, one must first be able to grasp evolutionary concepts. Aa Aa ...

Every community comes to a crossroads: should they transform via evolution versus revolution? Make no mistake, transforming a local community is a complex undertaking that can be approached through ...

Human culture has evolved to allow humans to extract resources and helped us expand to dominate the biosphere. But the same evolutionary processes may counteract efforts to solve new global ...

It is often assumed that modern humans are no longer evolving. But there is now considerable agreement among scientists that evolution is still affecting our species—and this process is taking place ...

Scientists in Chicago are mapping some fascinating evolutionary changes to local rodents — and how humans may have contributed to that change. Adaptation and evolution can steer the trajectory of a ...

The version of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin focused on slow, incremental changes that only gradually build into the sort of differences that separate species. But that doesn’t rule out the ...

HOUSTON – (Oct. 9, 2023) – With species the world over on the move due to climate change, a unique experiment in the wake of 2017’s Hurricane Harvey has revealed a way that species can instantly ...

Even a single gene, reshuffled or regulated in new ways, can fuel repeated bursts of evolutionary innovation, according to a recent study of wheatear birds. A study was recently published in the ...

Jonathan Waters receives funding from the RSNZ Marsden Fund. Graham McCulloch receives funding from the RSNZ Marsden Fund As we continue to change the planet, scientists are worried we might also be ...

The peppered moth is an iconic example of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. For centuries peppered moths (Biston betularia) were common in the forests around Manchester, ...

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, in New York. A ...