The newly discovered species – Qikiqtania – highlights evolution’s twisty, tangled path.

Birds will shriek and dive at each other over food, territory or mates, but only a small number of species sport actual weapons. The reason: Flying matters more for their survival than fighting.

Birds will shriek and dive at each other over food, territory or mates, but only a small number of species sport actual weapons. The reason: Flying matters more for their survival than fighting.

New research sheds light on why predators don’t evolve to become so aggressive that they eat all their prey – and then go extinct themselves.

How we’re linking together genetic material from thousands of people - modern and ancient - to trace our ancestors and the history of our evolution.

When the coronavirus copies itself, there is a chance its RNA will mutate. But new variants must jump from one host to another, and the more infections there are, the better chance this will happen.

Given tens of millions of years, wildly improbable events – like primates crossing oceans – are almost a given.

For some sand-dwelling plants, stickiness is a defense tactic that keeps predators at bay.

Recognizing the influence of evolution on behavior and gender norms suggests ways to reduce gender inequality in leadership in the real world.