Latest evolutionary biology News

This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
Anti-ageing drug rapamycin extends life as effectively as restricting calories – new research
Visual feature: Scanning Australia’s bones
Gene That Controls Brain And Skull Development
It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed
Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them
Advancing Health: CCI Announces Multidisciplinary Seed Grants
New Special Issue in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Reframes the Origins of Domestication
Genes Open Window To Past
How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it’s humans’ fault – new research
‘A living collective’: study shows trees synchronise electrical signals during a solar eclipse
Wild house mice reveal secret love lives: Fighters vs. Flirts
Phoenician culture spread mainly through cultural exchange
Shy Mice Are More Persistent Problem-solvers
Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action
Evolution: features that help finding a mate may lead to smaller brains
Fossil face discovery highlights challenges faced by Europe’s earliest settlers
New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief
Hot frogs and sizzling salamanders: climate change is pushing amphibians to their limits
Adaptation With Foresight
Super genes, does evolution need them? | University of Canterbury
Why did life evolve to be so colourful? Research is starting to give us some answers
Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
Graduating foresters choose specialist careers in Forestry
Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds
Cavity-nesting birds decorate with snake skin to deter predators
World-first study reveals the mysteries of the desert-dwelling marsupial mole
Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards
Small wins in early life lead to inequality in adulthood
Some Evolutionary Losses May Not Be Lost Forever
Why Medium-sized Animals Are Better Built For Speed
Coral adaptation unlikely to keep up with global warming
Chronic Inflammation: Evolution In Gut
Cacti are surprisingly fragile – and five other intriguing facts about these spiky wonders
Complex Diagnoses Can Be Solved With New Technology
Vampire bats – look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations
Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution – new research
Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them
How light helped shape our skin colour, eyes and curly hair
Ancient humans were so good at surviving the last ice age they didn’t have to migrate like other species – new study
Research uncovering the origins of Biblical texts using science wins ACU 3MT final
Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do
Baleen whales are among the biggest creatures on Earth – science is revealing new secrets about their size
Living With Killer
NSF-funded postdocs to research education across disciplines
This Tiny Backyard Bug Does Fastest Backflips On Earth
Wasps can be pests in NZ – but they have potential to be pest controllers too
Understanding freshwater soundscapes in the Brazilian Amazon