Evolution might allow for multiple optimal solutions, depending on the constraints and conditions under which an organism ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

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

The move to land was a very gradual process, and the evolution of limbs wasn't a simple adaptation resulting from animals crawling onto the shore and never looking back. In fact, the new picture ...

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

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

Field-defining discoveries can come from new and unexpected places,” palaeontologist Natalia Jagielska told IFLScience.