Diffuse coevolution is also known as multi-species or guild coevolution. It occurs when several species collectively influence one another. An example is pollination systems in which plants interact ...

Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated about how they set up and make adjustments to brand impersonation scam sites — not just for phishing, but for all kinds of consumer fraud. A recent analysis ...

Like other living creatures, humans have been shaped by evolution. Over time, we have developed – and continue to develop – traits that help us survive.

The domestication of dogs began around 15,000 years ago, when wolves first started to be domesticated by humans. It is believed that early humans tamed wolves and eventually bred them to create the ...

Noted public figures like David Attenborough have previously claimed that human evolution is over, but many researchers studying human evolution firmly disagree. We know that humans have altered our ...

Why does natural selection appear to happen slowly on long timescales and quickly on short ones? A multigenerational study of four lizard species addresses biology’s “paradox of stasis.” James Stroud ...

Evolution is incredibly diverse, but at the same time super limited. All species must honor basic physics and unassailable biological limits (we’ll never see, for example, an animal with wheels… or at ...

Pet owners have long joked that their dogs and cats are starting to look alike, but new research suggests that convergence is not just in our imaginations. Across living rooms and Instagram feeds, ...

When Julie Haberle attended school in Edina, Minn., she never questioned the textbook example of evolution, illustrated by a fish crawling out of the water to populate the land. That acceptance began ...