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My colleague and I have published a new study of cactus flowers which may help explain the conundrum. For more than a century ...

It is often assumed that modern humans are no longer evolving. But there is now considerable agreement among scientists that evolution is still affecting our species—and this process is taking place ...

Evolution takes many forms. Sometimes, species can influence each other’s evolution. This is known as coevolution. Discover how coevolution works, who discovered this phenomenon and examples of it ...

The cellular biology of reproduction is often depicted as an epic journey, in which millions of intrepid sperm fight to be the first to claim the ultimate prize: the chance to fertilize the egg, which ...

The peppered moth is an iconic example of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. For centuries peppered moths (Biston betularia) were common in the forests around Manchester, ...

Jacob S. Suissa has received funding from the National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with Let's Botanize, Inc. Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by ...