Shane Campbell-Staton is professor of evolutionary biology at Princeton University. He's also the host of the PBS show, Human ...

For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – ...

It may have fewer than many of the other sciences, but biology does have two dozen or so “rules”—broad generalizations about ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Biologists are closing in on a puzzle that seems to turn classic evolutionary logic inside out, yet may be so common that it ...

Evolutionary biology is the study of how life diversifies and adapts over time through a range of processes including mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection. From its classical ...

This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles were capable of. Here’s the truth behind its notorious reputation, ...

The study of Astyanax mexicanus, encompassing both its cave-adapted and surface-dwelling forms, has emerged as a model for understanding evolutionary adaptation to extreme environments. Researchers ...

A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (MPI-EB) sheds fresh light on one of the most debated concepts in biology: evolvability. The work provides the first ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Ever noticed a sudden uptick in your desire for intimacy mid-month? You’re not imagining it—your hormones might be staging a full-on libido takeover. As Dr. Carolyn Ross, OB/GYN and medical advisor ...