Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher ...

We talk about “changing minds” or “losing our mind” as if the mind is separate from the brain. But is it? Where does the mind come from, and how does it actually work? When you try to describe the ...

As global warming accelerates, extreme heatwaves are causing widespread death of tropical reef corals. Most corals rely on tiny algae cells living within their tissues that photosynthesise and produce ...

We can easily recognize dance. Dance is defined as a successive series of purposeful rhythmic steps or body movements performed in coordination with music. Dancing engages the mind and activates ...

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, working with 15 collaborators around the world, has conducted the most ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries in evolution. It may not be that ...

For years, Chinese carmakers have projected an image of superior EV technology at much lower prices than Western EVs. However, BYD took the opposite approach when it launched the Denza Z9 GT in Europe ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes. By Carl ...

The new-generation BMW M5 has been off to a rough start, and by the looks of it, things won’t get better anytime soon for this otherwise iconic model. That is clearly sad news for any BMW enthusiast ...

Natural selection has been playing a bigger role in changing modern human DNA than previously thought, according to a new study. geralt via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 Many people are familiar with ...