Directed evolution is a laboratory method that speeds up protein mutations to help create novel cancer and neurodegenerative disorder therapies. In a new study, scientists detail a method called ...

The movement of genetic material between organisms that aren't directly related is a significant driver of evolution, especially among single-celled organisms like bacteria and archaea. A team led by ...

Evolution is always happening — so why can't we see it? A biologist explains the timescale problem, election pressure, and ...

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 ...

Evolution keeps making crabs. In fact, it's happened so often that there's a special scientific term for an organism turning crab-like:... Evolution keeps making crabs. We asked a scientist why ...