Are you lactose intolerant? Many people are. In fact, the ability to digest lactose may be an example of adaptive evolution in the human lineage. Although the study of natural selection in humans ...

The adaptations of organisms allow them to thrive in different habitats, including extreme environments. Evolution explains how better adapted organisms have an advantage and are more likely to ...

"Our results show that major initial adaptations are predictable, and as evolution progresses, this ability is lost," he ...

Evolution is the basis of biological diversity, driven by mechanisms that allow organisms to adapt and survive. One such ...

The ability to tolerate toxic substances can help animals find new food sources and thrive in certain ecological niches.

A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York.

It may seem like a complete contradiction, but evolution can sometimes also mean involution. This is the case for two marine ...

The study sheds light on the evolutionary adaptations that allow snow leopards to thrive in one of the world's most ...

Now the next step: evolution. The Grants found that the offspring of the birds that survived the 1977 drought tended to be larger, with bigger beaks. So the adaptation to a changed environment led ...

While the idea of bringing Hell's Paradise to live action may be tempting, the risks involved with it far outweigh the ...