Humans' increasingly large footprint across the planet is forcing plants & animals to adapt and is affecting some species' evolutionary path.

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name — revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with ...

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of the species diversity of all herbivores.

The evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most varied herbivores on Earth, was investigated by researchers from the Max ...

Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ...

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of ...

Pioneering research reveals the origins of the ventral nerve cord in early molting animals. An international team of ...

During this time, he also developed compelling opinions about evolution. He argued, rather heretically, that some instances of insect mimicry did not result from Darwinian survival strategies; that is ...

“We now have an important additional tool for studying patterns of human-associated evolution and adaption for this insect that has wreaked havoc on human populations since the beginning of ...