(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

MPN-BP transformation is driven by sequential mutations disrupting genomic stability, with TP53 mutations being strong predictors of progression. TP53 mutations confer a selective growth advantage, ...

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe. Using advanced analysis based ...

Genetic research across multiple studies now points to a clear pattern: populations living in the Andes highlands for ...

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time ...