We suggest that as the Earth changed physically and chemically over time, its surface conditions allowed for a greater diversity of habitats for life. And these changes operate on geologic timescales ...

Billions of years ago, the molecular building blocks of life emerged from a complex web of chemical and geological processes.

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...

Evolution of human traitsIcons depict cultural and biological milestones in human evolution. Álvaro Valiño Evolution is relentless; when the chance of survival can be increased, it finds a way ...

Ecologists at the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made valuable discoveries that could transform the conservation of two iconic cockatoo species ...

Leveraging the power of large language models, evolutionary biologists have successfully simulated 500 million years of ...

natural biological systems for useful purposes. Directed evolution is commonly performed in prokaryotic or yeast systems, but platforms are needed to enhance functions in mammalian cells.

A startup founded by former Meta researchers is creating an alternative evolutionary path using the most powerful computational resources ever applied in biology, according to the company ...

Residents should tell the Iowa Department of Education to stop its effort to inject private beliefs into science standards, writes .