Evolution

Those young squirrels now scampering around your neighbourhood were born in this year's earliest litters and are more likely to survive than squirrels born later and still curled up in their nests, according to a new University ...

Jul 12, 2017 in Evolution

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Although Charles Darwin lived and worked in the 19th century, modern evolutionary biologists are far from exhausting all avenues of inquiry regarding birds and evolution. For example, in the 1990s, researchers such as Russ ...

Jul 13, 2017 in Evolution

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Birds are among the most successful creatures on the planet, with more than 10,000 species living across the globe, occupying a dizzying array of niches and eating everything from large animals to hard-to-open nuts and seeds.

Aug 19, 2015 in Evolution

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Lyme disease cases are on the rise, with diagnoses occurring in areas that were historically Lyme-free. Scientists attribute the spread to the fact that populations of blacklegged ticks, which carry the bacteria that causes ...

Jul 06, 2015 in Evolution

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Scientists have gained insights into how primate species have evolved through space and time by studying the anatomy of their lower jaws in relation to diet.

Jun 24, 2015 in Evolution

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Female fish in the Bahamas have developed ways of showing males that "No means no."

Aug 19, 2015 in Evolution

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Scientists have successfully replicated the molecular processes that led from dinosaur snouts to the first bird beaks.

May 12, 2015 in Archaeology & Fossils

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A small freshwater plant that has evolved to live in harsh seawater is giving scientists insight into how living things adapt to changes in their environment.

Oct 15, 2015 in Evolution

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Purdue University research found that wild-type zebrafish consistently beat out genetically modified Glofish in competition for female mates, an advantage that led to the disappearance of the transgene from the fish population ...

May 07, 2015 in Evolution

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Male tree crickets may be a hunk of burning love when they're belting out their different mating songs, but they're all burning the same amount of calories no matter how they do it, a Dartmouth College study finds.

Jun 16, 2015 in Evolution

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