Biologists studying convergent evolution — the process where unrelated species develop similar traits — suggest that ...

Over millions of years, nature has reinvented the crab at least five separate times across various lineages of crustaceans in ...

Scientists found that the magic behind so-called “magic mushrooms”—psilocybin, a psychedelic compound—has evolved at least ...

Scientists discover the key to how functions such as echolocation may evolve independently as different creatures adapt to ...

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In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors that plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria have developed the same function independently on at least three separate occasions ...

The work, according to the team lead, demonstrates strong potential of AI technology in resolving complex biological issues.

Scientists discovered that koalas have fingerprints almost identical to humans, showing how evolution can arrive at the same ...

We explain how the tubular eyes of the telescopefish actually work and how these eyes help them survive at great depths.

A Chinese research team has uncovered a key mechanism explaining why different organisms independently evolve similar functions when adapting to similar environments, using an artificial intelligence ...

Satellite imagery uncovered 76 hidden ancient structures in Chile’s Andes, shedding light on sophisticated prehistoric ...