How do new species form? Like most areas of Evolutionary Biology, research related to the formation of new species - 'speciation ' - is rich in historical and current debate. Here, we review both ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

“Evolution isn't just a story about where ... “an open-ended space to explore the common ancestry of all species and understand how life continues to evolve.” Florian Block, lead developer ...

As long as the individuals in a population have the opportunity to interbreed and combine genes, they remain one species. A population of one species can only evolve into more than one species if ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution ... On the Origin of Species' as 'like confessing a murder'. This is the story of one man’s struggle with the most radical idea of all time.

contains very well-preserved fossils that can be accurately dated allows us to trace changes in the form of particular lineages and species through time and in relation to changing environments In ...

We all trace our origins to a common hominin ... species evolved through “anagenesis” — the gradual evolution into another species without branching. Instead, these species may have ...

All viewers of this document can see this public note. This is the most explicit and concise description and definition of natural selection in On the Origin of Species. Darwin’s view here is ...

Nevertheless, the number of living species has not dwindled; indeed, it has probably grown with time. All this is understandable in the light of evolution theory; but what a senseless operation it ...

The Carboniferous Period (which began 359 million years ago) is known as the 'golden age of sharks'. An extinction event at the end of the Devonian killed off at least 75% of all species on Earth, ...