Scientists in Chicago are mapping some fascinating evolutionary changes to local rodents — and how humans may have contributed to that change. Adaptation and evolution can steer the trajectory of a ...

The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have just gotten more complicated. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from Japan who have studied how the face develops ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

In the earliest hours after fertilization, an embryo takes its first steps toward becoming a living organism by shedding maternal control and activating its own genetic program. This critical process, ...

Researchers have found that wounds heal three times more slowly in humans than in other primates and rodents, suggesting we may have evolved slower healing at some point in our ancestry. When you ...

Adaptation and evolution can steer the trajectory of a species with the slightest environmental change. Scientists in Chicago are mapping some fascinating evolutionary changes to local animals and how ...