A new genetic study traces the movement of one of the world’s most vital crops from Mexico to South America
“Campesinos” are driving the evolution of maize in North America
Perhaps the most startling discovery to come out of the study of life’s diversity and relatedness at the molecular level is the movement of genes across species lines - HGT. It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important.
In the midst of this gorgeous but very harsh environment, Wallace was able to keep a clear head, think deeply about what it all meant, put it down on paper and send it to the most prominent biologist of the time, Charles Darwin.
From diet to evolution, prehistoric chompers tell archaeologists a surprising amount about our ancestors.
Author and curator Nick Pyenson describes the similarities and differences between humans and our distant mammalian relatives.
Naked mole rats feel no pain. They’re exceptionally long-lived. They frequently enter reversible comas, and a single queen mole rat rules over her colony with totalitarian authority. They can also survive without oxygen for extended periods of time.
Compact genomes and tiny cells gave flowering plants an edge over competing flora. This discovery hints at a broader evolutionary principle.
Evolutionary theorists propose that female desire for domineering males helped create a patriarchal world
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