As global warming accelerates, extreme heatwaves are causing widespread death of tropical reef corals. Most corals rely on tiny algae cells living within their tissues that photosynthesise and produce ...

A massive new study suggests natural selection has shaped human evolution in West Eurasia far more strongly and far more recently than scientists once believed. By tracking genetic changes across more ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, behaviour and other traits. The biggest ever study of ancient human DNA shows ...

Applying new analytic methods to nearly 16,000 ancient genomes reveals natural selection has acted on hundreds, not dozens, of genes in West Eurasia over the last 10,000 years. More than half of the ...

Katharine Hepburn may have been a star in Hollywood before her passing in 2003 at the age of 96; however, the legendary Oscar-winning actress kept a residence in New York City that she called home for ...

Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet's most vital ecosystems, from California's towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, finds that changes in animal development induced by climate shock persist generations after the initial event. The escalating effects of climate change ...

One of the few remaining tracts of undeveloped land near Towne Center shopping complex has been sold for just under $1 million to a local multifamily development and management company, which plans to ...

TowneBank exited its resort property-management business, selling Towne Vacations to Belcrest Vacations Acquisitions in a deal valued at $250 million. The Virginia bank said the sale marks an ...

TowneBank sold Towne Vacations division for $250M to California private equity group Business manages nearly 3,000 high-end vacation homes across the Southeast, employs about 340 people Bank declined ...

TowneBank has sold Towne Vacations, its resort property management segment, to Belcrest Vacations Acquisitions LLC in a $250 million deal, according to a media release issued April 6. G. Robert Aston ...