A new interdisciplinary review published in The Quarterly Review of Biology argues that red meat, once an essential component ...

Researchers at the Technion have discovered how changes in genetic regulatory sequences can lead to alterations in the form and structure of animals—even when genetic regulatory systems are stable and ...

For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we know about ...

A new study reveals how transposable elements (TEs) expanded gene regulation during brain evolution, shaping modern neural ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence supporting a mechanism in which transposable elements (TEs), once considered ...

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution is delighted to launch Reviews in Evolutionary Developmental Biology, an article collection dedicated to publishing ...

Plant molecular evolution offers key insights into how coding and regulatory changes shape the diversity of form and function across the plant kingdom. The ...

While skin bone plates are well studied in crocodylians (shown here in a gharial, in purple), their presence in lizards and ...

Scientists have shown evolution has been using the same genetic cheat sheet for more than 120 million years, suggesting life ...

In ‘A Voice in the Wilderness,’ Joseph L. Graves Jr. discusses his scientific journey, how he debates racists, and more.

Biologists say there’s more to your favourite flowers than just beauty. Their different colours, petal shapes and scents are ...