Despite suggestions to the contrary, the Y chromosome is not necessarily rotting away.
Despite suggestions to the contrary, the Y chromosome is not necessarily rotting away.
New research suggests that the average person has about 20 genes with loss-of-function mutations—many more than previously suspected.
Fruit flies consume alcohol to kill off parasites.
Designing the simplest possible living organism artificially may lend clues as to what life is.
As institutions around the world start celebrations of Darwin Day, New York reveals a digitized catalog of Darwin’s scientific manuscripts.
Zebras may have evolved their striped coat to avoid blood-sucking flies.
The textbook example of Darwinian evolution is tested and confirmed.
Support for legislation that would allow creationism and other religious views to be taught alongside evolution in science classrooms wanes in the state’s House of Representatives
Researchers find a way to determine the sequence of a single species from metagenomics data of entire microbial communities.
Origin of life theories from a wide range of religions may be taught alongside evolution in the state.