The evolutionary link between sickle-cell trait and malaria resistance showed that humans can and do adapt. But are the “bugs” that make us sick evolving as well? While malaria is the best-understood ...

In this Spotlight, we ask whether modern humans are still evolving or whether we have stepped out of the path of natural selection. Share on Pinterest Does Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution still ...

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Long before DNA unraveled the double helix of life, scientists were already tinkering with its inheritance. The idea that traits could be passed from one generation to the next fascinated early ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

Head of Department, Department of Environmental Management & Ecology, La Trobe University The theory of evolution encompasses the well established scientific view that organic life on our planet has ...

A new study suggests that human ingenuity hasn't exempted us from the forces of evolution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain useful mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, i.e., as the ...

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