Genetic differences between bats killed by white-nose syndrome and surviving bats suggests they can rapidly evolve to resist the fungal disease.

A new look at primitive fish called bichir suggest the story of how our ancestors moved from water to land needs a revision.

Until now, no one had properly tested Darwin's hypothesis on the link between cleistogamy and bilateral symmetry in flowers.

Findings from the island nation of Cabo Verde show malaria led to one of the speediest, most dramatic changes measured in the human genome, researchers say.

Researchers have identified a new species of praying mantis after discovering imprints of its fossilized wings in present-day Quebec.

"Termites are mostly misunderstood," says entomologist Thomas Chouvenc. Tracing their evolution shows they do more than eat wood and destroy homes.

New research sheds light on the gene differences in wild and domesticated rabbits, including genes related to tolerating humans.

Dire wolves, the extinct species made famous in "Game of Thrones," were so different from grey wolves they couldn't breed with them, DNA sequencing shows.

Dire wolves, the extinct species made famous in "Game of Thrones," were so different from grey wolves they couldn't breed with them, DNA sequencing shows.

The "sunk costs" phenomenon, where we keep at a task even if it's not working because of time we've already invested, influences monkeys, too.