All species are locked in a continual struggle to adapt to local ecological conditions. In cases where species fail to locally adapt, they face reduced population growth rates, or even local ...

Many people view European cisco roe as a delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different types of European cisco in ...

Animals display tremendous variation in their rates of growth, reproductive output, and longevity. While the physiological and molecular mechanisms that underlie this variation remain poorly ...

Researchers report genetic analyses of African populations that trace different genetic adaptations to common selective pressures. Little is known about the demographics and movement patterns in ...

The genome is more than just its sequence; epigenetic features of DNA, like chemical tags that may be attached, or how it's organized and structured, can have a significant impact on gene expression ...

It's like we caught them in the act of adaptation and speciation." "These corals have more complex patterns of variation related to habitat than we could have imagined and learning about how corals ...

A new study revealed that diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven by co-evolution between the coral host, the algal symbiont, and the microbial community. A new study led by the University of ...

The human body is an exquisite formation that structures our movements, abilities, and identities. Careful observation, description and analysis of human anatomy can inform an understanding of the ...