A novel iLDS statistic uncovers adaptive gene sweeps in gut bacteria, highlighting evolutionary responses to modern diets and enhancing microbiome studies.

In the estimated 5 million years since humans and chimpanzees began diverging, they've acquired major anatomical and cognitive differences. Nevertheless, some of the strongest evidence for positive ...

The Black Death was the single greatest mortality event in recorded history, killing up to 50% of the European population in less than five years. New research from the University of Chicago, McMaster ...

Epigenetic changes, or chemical markers on DNA that can turn genes on or off, may play a role in natural selection, a new paper argues. The piece, published today (June 4) in the journal Proceedings ...

Sexual selection can promote adaptation if sexually selected traits are reliable indicators of genetic quality. Moreover, models of good genes sexual selection suggest that, by operating more strongly ...

Guerra, Vanessa, I., Haynes, Gwilym, Byrne, Maria, and Hart, Michael W. 2021. "Selection on genes associated with the evolution of divergent life histories: Gamete ...

In just a few decades, screens have become an integral part of almost everything we do. Whether we're doomscrolling through our feeds, jumping on a video call for work, or taking an online class in ...