The field of evolution examines how organisms adapt to their environments over generations, but what about the evolution of ...

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.

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

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 ...

What if evolution could be simulated in a lab? At the intersection of artificial intelligence, biology, and evolutionary science, researchers have unveiled a tool that might just rewrite the rules of ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A version of proposed updates to Iowa’s science education standards — omitting the phrases ...