In evolutionary biology, all life on Earth is theoretically part of a single phylogenetic tree, indicating common ancestry.

All of the 2022 Nobel Prizes have now been announced. Here's a look at which prizes have been announced so far, which is coming up and what's next for the winners. Lead researcher Dr. Milo Barham, ...

The Drexel University master’s degree in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems (EEES) offers full- and part-time plans of study to meet the needs and career goals of students, such as those who would ...

A fish thought to be evolution’s time capsule just surprised scientists. A detailed dissection of the coelacanth — a 400-million-year-old species often called a “living fossil” — revealed that key ...

A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that organisms could get better at evolving over time. Researchers used a computer program to simulate organisms switching between beneficial and ...

No matter where you are in the world, the humans living there are about 90 percent right-handed while the remaining 10 ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...

How come our universe is full of disorder, when all elementary particles appear to follow strictly ordered laws of physics?

First proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the 1850s, the theory of evolution is now a cornerstone of modern science. It is a unifying theory that underpins biological science, ...