Sickle cell disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that alters the shape of red blood cells. While the condition ...

A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

Cities are known to shape the evolution of wildlife within them, but according to a study of European cities published in the ...

Life in the wild is never constant; animals adapt quickly if they are to survive. Climate change, the reduction of habitats, ...

A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may give insights into the early evolution of ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.

By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single cells and forming multicellular structures. This ability to alternate ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, ...