evolutionary biology, evolution, genetics & genomics

See when and where our ancestors may have interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans.

Theodosius Dobzhansky’s work in population genetics influenced how genetics and natural selection were combined in evolutionary biology.

The 12-year-long endeavor reveals Prometheoarchaeum as a tentacled cell, living in a symbiotic relationship with methane-producing microbes.

Sequences from dozens of ancient remains from Siberia reveal the closest ancient relative of Native Americans found outside of North America.

The study of evolution requires consideration of organisms’ microbiomes.

Urban environments are driving genetic changes in resident species through multiple mechanisms, from establishing gene flow barriers to exerting novel selection pressures.

From changes in gene flow to adaptation, the effects of urbanization are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of plants and animals.

The Texas Tech University professor also investigated the effects of the Chernobyl disaster on surrounding wildlife.

The Asian honeybee should have been crippled by low genetic diversity, but thanks to natural selection it thrived.

Environmental magnetite in the human brain; prion structure takes shape; watching E. coli evolve in real time; learning from others’ behavior 

Some thoughts on going to the Galápagos

Do the portions of our genomes that set us apart from other animals hold the secret to human evolution?

Meet some of the people featured in the August 2016 issue of The Scientist.

Fast-evolving regions of the human genome differentiate our species from all other mammals.

A remaining challenge in the study of human accelerated regions (HARs) is establishing their specific functions during development and other biological processes.

Scientists work to unlock the genetic secrets of a population of fruit flies kept in total darkness for more than six decades.

Sequence analysis of 41 viral strains reveals more than a half-century of change. 

Herding Hemingway's Cats, Hair: A Human History, Restless Creatures, and The Mind Club

The genomes of a 5,200-year-old woman and three 4,000-year-old men yield clues about the founding of Celtic populations.