Many Australians will have been reading up recently on whether they are likely to be among the 1.5 million reported to be at ...

A University of Michigan researcher has discovered an early innovation in the way fish eat. A scientist from the University ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and thrives.

Supraordinal relationships of primates and their time of origin -- A molecular classification for the living orders of placental mammals and the phylogenetic placement of primates / MS Springer, WJ ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Evolved macroscopic "snowflake" yeast from the MuLTEE experiment. The large size of the nuclei (yellow) and cells (cyan) are results of whole-genome duplication and aneuploidy. Sometimes, the most ...

Politics and planning : rural settlements and housing in contemporary China / Ronald Knapp & Shen Dongqi -- Rapid modernization and its impact on housing and settlement planning in Nigeria / M.

The rate of acquisition of genomic changes in cancer has been the topic of much discussion, with several recent investigations finding evidence of punctuated evolution instead of gradual accumulation ...

“Life” and “intelligence” are terms with heavily contested meanings. This discussion will offer a novel, unified perspective on both, as described in Blaise Agüera y Arcas’ new book, What Is ...