The Grants return each year to Daphne Major to observe and measure finches. They have been collecting data on the finches for over 25 years and have witnessed natural selection operating in different ...

Dogs living near the remains of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant are genetically distinct from other dogs living in the ...

Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change. When organisms deviate from the norm, they may gain advantages that let their lineages outlast those of their less-adaptable relatives ...

A new finding shows that natural selection could lead to similarities as well as differences. Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change. When organisms deviate from the norm, ...

"Survival of the fittest" is the catch phrase of evolution by natural selection. While natural selection favors the most fit organisms around, evolutionary biologists have long wondered whether this ...

In fact, natural selection often leads to ever greater simplicity. And, in many cases, complexity may initially arise when selection is weak or absent. If you don’t use it, you tend to lose it.

When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the strongest plant produces more seeds, and the most ...

Contemporary humans are still evolving, but natural selection favors those with lower earnings and poorer education—according to research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published ...

Gingers have been typecast throughout history. Aristotle believed red hair to be a sign of courage, while writers of the Middle Ages viewed it as an indication of wild passions. Yet for those who have ...

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