The domestication of dogs began around 15,000 years ago, when wolves first started to be domesticated by humans. It is believed that early humans tamed wolves and eventually bred them to create the ...

Poison frogs appear to have built their chemical defenses gradually: related frogs store low to moderate levels of ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by Nicole Grunstra from the University of Vienna and Anne Le Maître from the ...

We set out to explore one of the strangest creatures living at the edge of land and sea - the mudskipper. In this episode, we look at how this fish walks on land, breathes air, and thrives where few ...

Why does natural selection appear to happen slowly on long timescales and quickly on short ones? A multigenerational study of four lizard species addresses biology’s “paradox of stasis.” James Stroud ...

Charles Darwin encountered a tiny fox-like creature during his famous voyage. Charles Darwin encountered a tiny fox-like creature during his famous voyage but instead of discovering its fascinating ...

Evolution is incredibly diverse, but at the same time super limited. All species must honor basic physics and unassailable biological limits (we’ll never see, for example, an animal with wheels… or at ...