Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

The cactus on your windowsill may grow slowly, but new research shows that cacti are surprisingly fast at creating new ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

My colleague and I have published a new study of cactus flowers which may help explain the conundrum. For more than a century ...

Everyone’s seen Rudolph Zallinger’s “The March of Progress” illustration showcasing the evolution of humans: from early primate ape ancestor, Dryopithecus, and progressing toward modern man, Homo ...

More than 2.3 million ancient genetic switches discovered in plants reveal how key growth controls endured 300 million years ...

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing how to cook.

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.