The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering ...

"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 ...

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 ...

An international collaboration study reveals how evolution and locomotion patterns, such as bipedalism, shaped bone ...

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 ...

Natural selection is an important evolutionary force that enables humans to adapt to new environments and fight disease-causing pathogens. However, the unique footprints of natural selection in our ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments. In a study ...