The study tracks mammoth evolution over a million years using mitogenomes, showing shifts in diversity and lineage tied to ...

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For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable ...

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of ...

Curtis Lawrence III is set to graduate after making history at his HBCU. At 16 years old, Lawrence’s bright future was ...

As a biology major at the University of Morelos, Dirzo discovered his interest in plant evolutionary biology and assisted with a research project analyzing rates of deforestation and land use ...

Antibiotic resistance poses a growing global health crisis, and researchers are turning to evolutionary biology for solutions ...

David Bentley Hart imagines Eros, Hephaistos, Hermes, and Psyche coming out of retirement to debate contemporary philosophy ...

New research led by UC Santa Cruz will strengthen understanding of which traits set tomato plants up to be grown successfully ...

The Kirkland Junior Common Room has seen its fair share of prestigious visitors, from actor Woody Harrelson to former Senate majority leader Chuck E. Schumer ’71. But on Wednesday, their guests had a ...

As part of the 2025 Alumni Awards program, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus Stephen G. Pruett-Jones and Prof. Emeritus Donald G. York, PhD’71, will receive the Norman Maclean Faculty Award honoring their ...

Birds fighting for nesting spots show repeated aggression and shared brain gene patterns, suggesting evolution may repeat.