Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An ...

Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An ...

Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the ...

An ancient ancestor of spiders and relatives doubled its genome about 400 million years ago, setting the stage for the ...

Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit ...

Termites became social powerhouses by stripping away genes tied to competition and independence. This genetic shedding locked in monogamy, boosted cooperation, and paved the way for their ...

A 5,500-year-old skeleton from Colombia has revealed the oldest known genome of the bacterium linked to syphilis and related ...

Centralized migration accelerates adaptation and drives parallel evolution, emphasizing the key influence of spatial organization on evolutionary dynamics across systems from pathogen transmission to ...

At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

“What we can say with confidence is that heartworm evolution is far older and more complex than a simple story of parasites ...

By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than ...