A species of water flea in northern Belgium that helps keep algae in check is growing smaller and less abundant in urbanized areas. 

The adaptation gives better endurance to the Bajau people, known as sea nomads, by increasing spleen size and, in turn, boosting the number of oxygenated red blood cells when diving.  

In an unusual evolutionary twist, local stick spiders have come up with an almost identical repertoire of color morphs in multiple locations.

A study of five far-flung human populations gives clues to adaptations to environmental pressures.

The turtle-headed sea snake is losing its stripes, and researchers suggest that the change reflects adaptation to fouled oceans.

The recently updated genome sequence of the Daphnia pulex can shed more light on how it adapts to stress, environmental toxins, and warming temperatures.

Guppies transplanted between different communities in Trinidadian streams evolved in response to changes in predation threat in just a few generations.

Researchers solve the mystery of 15-year-old mutant ferns with disrupted sex determination.

Anole lizards inhabiting the Caribbean islands display some of the key principles of evolution.

Inshore corals thrive in a chaotic ecosystem thanks to dynamic gene-expression regulation, which may help the marine invertebrates better adapt to rising sea surface temperatures.