While we share bones, joints, and internal plumbing with the rest of the animal kingdom, one tiny facial feature is uniquely ...

This study presents a large, systematically curated catalog of non-canonical open reading frames (ncORFs) in human and mouse by reanalyzing nearly 400 Ribo-seq datasets using a standardized pipeline; ...

Co-evolutionary genetics of ecological communities offers a new understanding of adaptation and gene function that cannot be obtained from genomic data without an ecological context. Some ...

The proposal that evolution could be used as a metaphor for problem solving came with the invention of the computer 1. In the 1970s and 1980s the principal idea was developed into different ...

How far back in evolutionary history does kissing go? Through phylogenetic analysis, an international team of scientists ...

We humans evolved to be social creatures. By gaining the skills to cooperate with others, we were able to stave off predators, eat more consistently, and care for each other’s young, allowing our ...

Due to these challenges, there is a need to investigate how epigenetic mechanisms influence gene capture during polyploid ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.

Evolution determines who lives, who dies, and who passes traits on to the next generation. The process plays a critical role in our daily lives, yet it is one of the most overlooked -- and ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a rapidly growing concern at the intersection of environmental microbiology and ...

Discover the nature, dynamics, and principles of ecological and evolutionary systems. Solve problems affecting the natural world and improve the future of ecological systems and the humans who depend ...

Who Is the High Evolutionary in Marvel Comics? 1966’s Thor #133 marks the first reference to the High Evolutionary in Marvel Comics. He would make his debut on the page in the very next issue, which ...