At this time of year, firemoths (Schinia masoni) can be seen on blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), a colorful native wildflower. Evolution is the change of genetic forms in a population. We are ...

"Biodiversity ultimately results from mutations that provide genetic variation for organisms to adapt to their environment," explains co-lead author Akiko Satake, a Professor in the Department of ...

DNA sequences that can fold into shapes other than the classic double helix tend to have higher mutation rates than other regions in the human genome. New research shows that the elevated mutation ...

Campers head outside to play a survival game of genetic mutations and natural selection... In this episode Finding Your Roots campers head outside to play a survival game of genetic mutations and ...

Experiments from the 1940s established a key tenet of genetics—mutagenesis occurs randomly across the genome. New research, however, suggests that mutations may be less random than originally thought.

Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at The Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath Modern medicine’s ability to keep us alive makes it tempting to think human evolution may have stopped. Better ...

We find ourselves in a continuous flood of new information about the coronavirus and its variants. The emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant has only intensified our questions about ...

At this time of year, firemoths (Schinia masoni) can be seen on blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), a colorful native wildflower. This is a fine example of crypsis, for the moth must sit with its ...