To make sense of some characteristics that species exhibit from birth, you have to turn to an old discredited theory known as Lamarckism.
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When people harness the logic of natural selection, they can often find efficient and effective ways to solve complex problems.
The current COVID-19 vaccine does not match the strain that’s now becoming dominant in the US, which could lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
Variability in traits and increased individuality in behaviors is something that can evolve in response to selection, definitely in the lab and potentially also in nature.
Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species – these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.
Scientists write papers to share their results – and gain prestige and advance their careers. In this competitive field, selection can favor AI-written papers, citation cartels, paper mills and more.
New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences
Charles Darwin used peacock trains to support his theory of sexual selection, but new research indicates that it’s a bit more complex.
Multilevel selection is a controversial concept originally proposed by Darwin. A new study found evidence for it in the wild in a group of marmots scientists have been observing for more than 60 years.
A decade of fieldwork is revealing how one of biology’s fundamental principles works in real time.
The long, sharp, blade-like canines found in many extinct predators evolved at least five times throughout history.
Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns can evolve ‘backward.’
A specific set of chemical conditions led to the emergence of life on Earth. But can life emerge from other chemistries?
Natural selection won’t keep pace with global warming if the Paris climate agreement isn’t realised.
Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human.
Three groups of cicadas have emerged together this year for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. The reason is pure mathematics.
Reduced to its essence, the process of natural selection would look a lot like play.
We may have become the most complex living creature in part by accident and replication of error.
Most of the males in a Puerto Rican monkey colony engaged in homosexual activity, a new study reveals.
A newborn bison calf in Yellowstone National Park had to be euthanized after a visitor handled it in May 2023 – a recent example of how trying to help wild animals often harms them.
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