In a new paper published by Science, Alexey Kondrashov, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, along with the co-authors of the study, have proposed that a ...

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) can bypass female-modulated sperm selection (top of figure) that ensure that genetically compatible or competent sperm are used for fertilization. ART can also ...

This paper analyzes recent attempts to reject reproduction with lineage formation as a necessary condition for evolution by means of natural selection (Bouchard in Philos Sci 75(5):560–570, 2008; Stud ...

A new study suggests that human ingenuity hasn't exempted us from the forces of evolution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Populations of the eastern species of Phlox typically are composed of organisms with pigmented corollas. A small percentage of these ...

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process When ...

The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. But by using a long-term study of one population of penguins, researchers have been able to do ...

Joe Pickrell works for and holds equity in the personal genomics company Gencove. Molly Przeworski receives funding from the National Institute of Health. Hakhamanesh Mostafavi does not work for, ...

Though Charles Darwin is most famous for his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle and his theory of natural selection, the naturalist was, at heart, a botanist. Photo illustration by Smithsonian.com / Photos ...