Where do new genes come from? That's the question a team of biological sciences researchers from the U of A set out to answer ...

Phenotypic plasticity enables plants to adjust their physical traits in response to environmental variations, playing a vital ...

Findings suggest that new genes can form by repurposing fragments of ancestral genes while incorporating entirely new coding regions (the protein-coding parts of the DNA). This innovative concept ...

Teaching: The fit between a person and their environment, or PE fit, can provide undergraduates with engaging, concrete ...

Fossils found in China and elsewhere show the starts and stops of this evolutionary process throughout the Cretaceous in long ...

"Rates of evolution can be fantastically fast because of that constant environmental change," Michael Benton, a vertebrate ...

The ability to adapt and pivot quickly sets successful leaders apart from those who struggle in times of uncertainty.

A type of zooplankton, Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits ...

As mentioned, there are two distinct models of the AirPods 4, one without active noise cancellation for $129 and one with it ...

The inherited DNA has shaped various traits and susceptibilities, as disclosed by experts ... Studies by Vanderbilt researchers suggest that while these DNA segments may have once conferred adaptive ...