A new PNAS study finds identical genetic changes independently evolved in jellyfish lineages separated by more than 600 ...

A mathematical model predicts that competition among mobile genetic elements can lead to low-cost host-benefiting defenses or ...

A new study finds Indian spectacled cobras share a largely uniform genetic lineage, while Sri Lankan cobras form a distinct ...

The spectacled cobra (Naja naja) is one of India's "big four" snakes responsible for most serious snakebite cases. It is ...

Within these secluded pockets of the world reside creatures of astonishing form and color, exhibiting traits that seem to defy the ordinary. Among these natural wonders, the concept of “shiny wild” ...

Your DNA is constantly changing. And if it weren’t for genetic mutations, evolution wouldn’t exist. So, what would life be ...

Our genes evolved to fight ancient threats, but in the modern world, some of those changes may be turning against us.

John Kelly, professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, has been recognized as KU’s Big 12 Faculty of the Year recipient.

A new genetic analysis tool developed by UF assistant professor of biology Liming Cai, Ph.D., has led to the discovery of the ...

Dianjunus rex produces structures up to 50 centimeters tall and belongs to a newly described fungal family from Yunnan, China ...

Neanderthals were among the most successful ancient human species, surviving for hundreds of thousands of years under the challenging conditions of the Ice Age. Contrary to their long-standing ...

Romulus and Remus, the gene-edited wolves created by Colossal Biosciences, have turned two, and the company says they have ...