One fateful day 66 million years ago, the dinosaurs — which had inhabited Earth for about 165 million years — got a nasty surprise: A roughly 9-mile-wide (15 kilometers) asteroid crashed into what is ...

“Once a population has achieved this evolvability, it seems like it didn’t get erased by future evolution,” Zaman said. This ...

Scientists employ deep learning to analyze and compare gene regulation across various cell types in human and chicken brains.

The intriguing symbiotic relationship between tarantulas and small frogs exhibits mutual benefits, with frogs providing pest control and protection for spider eggs while gaining shelter from the ...

A new UC study has looked at the evolutionary significance of super genes and their potential role in species survival.

Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, grays and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a ...

We often talk about water and how important it is to make sure it is clean and unpolluted. But lakes usually fall through the ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define brain cell types across species.

A new study reveals how AI-driven deep learning models can decode the genetic regulatory switches that define brain cell ...

Any animal’s eye color is determined by its levels of two melanin pigments: eumelanin, which makes brown-black, and ...

As global temperatures rise, some animals are evolving faster than ever to survive. From heat-resistant lizards to birds ...