THE reader of Mr. Wallace’s Essays will be greatly interested in the new facts and reasonings here brought to bear upon the theory of Natural Selection ; and not a little interested in the person of ...

New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organisms, can also preserve similarities. The researchers worked with a plant called wild radish and its ...

A strange tiny species of crustacean has challenged the way we think about natural selection and evolution. This microscopic animal, known as a water flea or Daphnia pulex, generates genetic variation ...

The Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago and UNESCO site, famously influenced Darwin's theory of evolution. Discovered in 1535, the islands teem with unique wildlife. Visitors can encounter giant ...

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are investigating how plants can accelerate their own evolution through a process of "natural genetic engineering." ...