How a collection of London pigeons and Galápagos mockingbirds provided the receipts for Darwin’s biggest ideas.

When a species lives in two distinct types of habitats, individuals with traits better suited to each habitat will thrive and reproduce, naturally selecting descendants with those traits. But what ...

Called “Lamarckian Inheritance,” the theory suggests that those experiences can even be passed down to future generations.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is one of today's best science fiction books. While much of the science and math is great, it falls a bit when it comes to evolution.

When a species lives in two distinct types of habitats, individuals with traits better suited to each habitat will thrive and reproduce, naturally selecting descendants with those traits.

Noblis, a leading provider of science, technology, and strategy services to the federal government, announced today that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 12,554,993 for Beagle, an innovative ...

There is no evolutionary signal suggesting that these viruses were being “pre-adapted” for humans prior to their outbreaks. Instead, measurable changes in selection typically appeared only after ...

For decades, ecologists have known that how a species looks or eats affects its environment. But a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that social behavior ...

James Irwin Charter Middle School has removed a portion of its science curriculum featuring creationism after receiving a letter from the national nonprofit the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The ...

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the annual Darwin Days in Ithaca, which is hosted by the Museum of the Earth. Ithaca residents gathered from Feb. 10 to 14 to celebrate Charles Darwin's ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Charles Darwin is celebrated for describing “natural selection”, the way organisms evolve through random small ...