Studies have suggested that genes under strong sexual selection tend to evolve rapidly, particularly those associated with ...

Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning ...

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

When a gene gets duplicated, it often leads to the recipe being followed too many times, and the resulting “leftovers,” the ...

Mice are still incapable of writing the complete works of Shakespeare, despite some being given a human "language gene".

A human-specific NOVA1 variant changed mouse vocalizations, potentially providing insights into the evolution of language.