New research is significantly revising a widely cited evolutionary model, the Inhibitory Cascade Mode (ICM). Benjamin Auerbach, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the ...

The number of known proteins is infinitely small in comparison to the universe of possible proteins, which could in theory be ...

Pokémon fans are arguing about whether starter Pokémon in "Winds and Waves" follow a consistent design pattern in their final ...

Sometimes in nature, only the friendliest survive, according to Brian Hare, a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University and the director of the Duke Canine Cognition Center. The UA ...

Evolution rarely hits delete. Instead, it leaves behind living relics built for animals that no longer exist. Avocados are one of them.

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised ...

A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have brought us to a major turning point in our evolutionary ...

Theoretical approaches, treatment preferences, and clinician bias all play a role in the ways we understand eating disorders.

The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It describes how organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable ...

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: A new wave of scientists argues that ...