Biologists are closing in on a puzzle that seems to turn classic evolutionary logic inside out, yet may be so common that it ...
A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.
It may have fewer than many of the other sciences, but biology does have two dozen or so “rules”—broad generalizations about ...
A molecular biologist may have found a new 'rule of biology.' The rule challenges long-held notions that most living organisms prefer stability over instability because stability requires less energy ...
Evolutionary biology is the study of how life diversifies and adapts over time through a range of processes including mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection. From its classical ...
Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences has officially voted to change the name of the Human Evolutionary Biology concentration during a meeting on April 1. Effective as of July 1, 2025 — when the ...