A new study of British wrens has provided new insights into the inner workings of "island syndromes," according to research ...

pt. 1. Beyond the mainland ; 1. Introduction ; 2. History of island studies ; 3. Factors that influence island faunas. Types of islands. Dispersals to islands. The candidate species. Composition of ...

These birds live on Shetland, Fair Isle, the Outer Hebrides, and a tiny, remote outpost called St. Kilda. On the mainland, a ...

A YOUNG man of twenty-two, Charles Darwin left England as naturalist on board a warship, H.M.S. Beagle, on a journey that lasted five years. The greater part of the voyage was a protracted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. On a remote island, a duck arrived hundreds of thousands of ...

Galápagos wild tomatoes are rewriting evolutionary history, exhibiting a 'reverse evolution' by reactivating ancient genetic ...

A University of Melbourne researcher has spotted a rare evolutionary phenomenon happening rapidly in real time in bats living in the Solomon Islands. Dr Tyrone Lavery reports in a paper published in ...

Three-part series in which Professor Richard Fortey investigates why islands are natural laboratories of evolution and meets some of the unique and remarkable species that live on them. Examining some ...

Islands are hot spots of evolutionary adaptation that can also advantage species returning to the mainland, according to a new study. Islands are hot spots of evolutionary adaptation that can also ...