The movement of genetic material between organisms that aren't directly related is a significant driver of evolution, ...

Researchers report using computer simulations to demonstrate an important aspect of evolutionary theory: that complex structures, like the eyeball, can arise through evolution. So-called digital ...

A great example is the recent discovery of Archaeornithura meemannae, a newly discovered species that is now the oldest-known member of an evolutionary branch that includes all living birds.

An important focus of evolution experiments using microorganisms has been to investigate the dynamics of this process.

Phylogenetic comparative analysis is an approach to inferring evolutionary process from a combination of phylogenetic and phenotypic data. The last few years have seen increasingly sophisticated ...

The microscopic alliance between algae and bacteria offers rare, step-by-step snapshots of how bacteria lose genes and adapt to increasing host dependence. This is shown by a new study led by ...

Evolution is a complicated thing. Much of modern evolutionary biology seeks to reconcile the seeming randomness of the forces behind the process — how mutations occur, for example — with the ...

A new study led by University of Liverpool researchers has shown that the effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas and may persist long enough to influence the ...

Furthermore, exaptation clearly demonstrates that evolution is not in the least bit intelligent. Rather, evolution is a messy process of mistakes, recycling, and repurposing, a collection of chance ...