Large-scale evolutionary analysis shows most zoonotic viruses emerge without prior adaptation, while passing through a laboratory leaves detectable genetic signatures, offering a new tool to interpret ...

Evolutionary theory has revolutionized the way we understand humans – yet more than a century after Darwin's ideas reshaped biology, the female form of our species remains largely a mystery.

A study published in the journal Evolution on September 26, 2018, suggests that certain models used to explain the theory of evolution might be statistical ...

The Microbiology Society's Microbiology Outlooks, launched in 2025, has published its inaugural article: "When Theory Meets Genomics: Reconciling Game Dynamics and Within-Host Evolution." The new ...

The modern educational experience is a clear example of how mismatched today's world is from ancestral conditions.

For generations, humans have congratulated themselves on being the planet’s most advanced species. We point to our cities, our technologies, our sciences, and our global reach as proof of superior ...

Philosopher of science David Buller has a bone to pick with evolutionary psychology, the idea that some important human behaviors are best explained as evolutionary adaptations to the struggles we ...