(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...

While the underlying genetic changes have been uncovered in some cases of adaptive evolution, the lack of a systematic study prevents a general understanding of the genomic basis of adaptation. For ...

A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that organisms could get better at evolving over time. Researchers used a computer program to simulate organisms switching between beneficial and ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

In a study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, a research team led by Prof. Liu Jinxian from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), explored the genetic ...

Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the wonders of civilization and technology. Some also believe that because we are different from other creatures, we have complete ...

Experimental evolution of microbial adaptation employs controlled laboratory regimes to observe real‐time evolutionary change in bacteria, yeasts and other microbes. By propagating populations under ...

Humans owe their highly flexible shoulders and elbows to their ape ancestors, an evolutionary gift that once acted as a natural braking system for safe tree descent. According to a new study published ...