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Driven to the brink of extinction, bed bugs adapted—and now pesticides are almost useless against them.
In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, worms show no genetic damage despite living in highly radioactive soil, and free-ranging dogs persist despite contamination.
Darwin called them "purposeless", but emotional tears have their place.
Take a closer look at your hands—they carry millions of years of evolutionary history, connecting you to our closest primate relatives.
Navaornis is likened to a sort of Rosetta Stone for decyphering the evolution of bird brains.
Amphibian fossils, particularly those capturing larval stages, are exceptionally rare due to tadpoles’ soft, delicate bodies, which are highly prone to decay.
The sea robin walks on leg-like fins that can taste the seafloor, showcasing evolution's clever repurposing of traits.
An ancient shrimplike creature is helping scientists understand how mandibles became so common among animals.
These primates can sing on the beat. Even their calls are rhythmic, hinting at a potential origin story for music in humans.
New study reveals the driving evolutionary forces behind giraffes' necks
They're more like cousins than siblings.
New study challenges traditional views on human evolution with "bizarre" findings.
Daddy longlegs have extra eyes from their evolutionary past.
Humans and other apes are tail-less due to a peculiar 'jumping gene', which used to be considered 'junk DNA'.
Oldest fossil mosquito found in Lebanese amber suggests ancient males also fed on blood, revising our knowledge of mosquito evolution.
Skunks' stripes fade in safer environments, showing how less danger leads to evolutionary changes in warning coloration.
New research narrows down the emergence of LUCA, the common ancestor of all life on Earth, to over 4.3 billion years ago, shedding light on life's evolutionary origins.
Australian cane toads evolve rapidly, with tadpoles turning cannibalistic and hatchlings speeding up development in response.
It protected them from the sun’s harmful rays.
It's one of the most revolutionary theories in science.
Research on Chernobyl frogs has shown that the ionising radiation caused by the accident triggered a process of natural selection among these animals.
We knew they are very adaptable, but this takes things to another level.
Sometimes, being bigger is not better.
Structures providing energy to cells have a crucial role in vision.
Virtual code has become virtual DNA.
They're about the size of a grain of sand.
The effect of sexual selection on females has been largely ignored in favor of the more pronounced and obvious effect on males.
Scientists have discovered an underlying molecular link between venom glands in snakes and salivary glands in mammals.
Science isn't perfect, and neither was Darwin.
Sometimes, speed is of the essence.
Aquatic life may not have enough time to adapt to an increasingly warming world.
Turns out, Darwin was really good about understanding evolution.
The medicinal plant from China is trying to prevent heavy harvesting.
If you like seeing defined shapes, you should thank this little fellow.
Viruses are a seemingly inherent part of mammalian evolution, two studies suggest.
Dry climate and urbanization prompted the first mosquitoes to increasingly bite humans -- and things aren't looking too well for the future.
An art historian and a biologist form an uncanny pair in order to reveal the timeline of evolution for your favorite fruits ande vegetables.
Subspecies play a more important role in evolution than previously thought.
Hazda tribespeople spend just as much time in sedentary behavior like people from the US. They prefer not to sit though, and this has positive effects for their health.
The microbes in our guts have helped our ancestors adapt to new environments.
The dog-sized ape had a more flexible lower back that allowed it to walk more like humans do.
A biblical-like ancient snake is revealing new insights into snake evolution.
Male finches continuously fight for their partner's attention -- and it seems like it's in both their interests to do so.
It had teeth.
A lucky find now provides a face for Lucy's ancestor.
Losses include but are not limited to those giant eagles at the end of Lord of the Rings.
Nature has a way of pressuring creatures to adapt to their environments over generations.
Mars is a strange place and any humans born there are bound to look radically different.
This just goes to show how complex our evolutionary history really is.
This creature had a whale of a time.
