Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

The transition from non-life to life was very likely aided by an asteroid hitting Earth, prebiotic chemistry, molecular ...

Neanderthal men were short, stocky and powerful - and our female ancestors appeared to fancy them, according to a new study. ...

Study of 280 empirical papers suggests evolution is shaped by both individual advantage and competition between groups.

Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a ...

When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the strongest plant produces more seeds, and the most ...

The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its rivals and is thus passed down to its offspring.

New research challenges the one-level view of evolution, showing natural selection works on individuals and groups together.

Group Selection Was Debated For Decades. A New Review Says The Empirical Case Is Far Stronger Than Critics Claimed. In A Nutshell A new review of nearly 3,000 scientific papers found 280 studies ...

On Darwin Day, the story behind the delay in publishing his evolution theory is revisited. The fear of religious backlash and rivalry shaped this revolutionary idea's journey. On Darwin Day, ...