An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary ...

"We see this difference between the octopus and squid as reflecting an evolutionary timeline and adaptation, where we see transition from neurotransmission in acetylcholine receptors to soluble bitter ...

Evolution is the basis of biological diversity, driven by mechanisms that allow organisms to adapt and survive. One such mechanism is polyploidy, where organisms carry extra copies of their genomes.

A list about evolution would be incomplete without the platypus, that furry denizen of Australian waterways. The mammal has a bevy of perplexing traits—it lays eggs, has a beaver-like paddle tail, ...

Review of How Men Age: What Evolution Reveals About Male Health and Mortality. By Richard G. Bribiescas. Princeton University Press. 177 pp. $24.95 Although he and his wife eat similar foods, jog, are ...

Humans are fundamentally technological creatures. We depend on the manufacture and use of tools for our survival to a degree qualitatively greater than any other species. Therefore, an understanding ...

The giant anteater’s 2-foot-long tongue is perfect for the creature’s eponymous feeding strategy: tearing up ant hills and termite mounds and eating about 140 insects per feeding, according to the ...