It may have fewer than many of the other sciences, but biology does have two dozen or so “rules”—broad generalizations about ...

Biologists are closing in on a puzzle that seems to turn classic evolutionary logic inside out, yet may be so common that it ...

A new biological law has been proposed offering key insights into the processes of evolution and aging. Biological laws are recognized patterns that hold true for a group of living organisms. For ...

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

Evolution is a complicated thing. Much of modern evolutionary biology seeks to reconcile the seeming randomness of the forces behind the process — how mutations occur, for example — with the ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Following vocal criticism of an initial revision to Iowa’s science education standards that stripped ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.