Scientists have developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy -- organisms carrying extra genome copies -- in evolution. Their findings reveal that polyploidy can stabilize ...

To reconstruct the environmental conditions during the time of Homo erectus, the research team used advanced modeling ...

Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss.

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE biology students studying ... competition in animals, adaptations to the environment in plants and animals, and extremophiles.

New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without ...

NAIROBI ― Understanding the genetic traits of chimpanzees and how they help them adapt to unique conditions in different ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. The findings suggest ...

White-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica displayed a surprising ability to withstand extreme drought conditions.

Like alien invaders in a sci-fi movie, pancreatic cancer cells quickly adapt to the weapons used against them and find ways to survive, even in the harshest of conditions.

This variability allows our bodies to adapt to a changing environment. Importantly, well over half of the human genome is devoted to producing a specific type of regulatory molecule that helps to ...