For most of Earth’s history, ice has been a rarity. Yet, modern humans evolved during an unusually cold period in the planet’s past. As climate change accelerates, melting ice caps and rising ...

Explore the fascinating process of python digestion and how these reptiles regenerate their intestines after every meal.

Are you lactose intolerant? Many people are. In fact, the ability to digest lactose may be an example of adaptive evolution in the human lineage. Although the study of natural selection in humans ...

Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 ...

Walking and running upright on two feet as humans do requires some specialized adaptations of the skeleton and muscles. Modern human anatomy has built on the strengths and the weaknesses of a body ...

In a paper published in Mycology, researchers investigated the adaptive mechanisms of Microsporum canis, a dermatophyte transitioning from animal to human hosts. Using comparative genomics, the study ...

A 24-episode anime series aired in Japan from April 2007 to September 2007, and adapted the first through eleven volumes of ...

Does mental illness reflect evolutionary traits gone awry? Emphasizing strengths over deficits helps people thrive.

However, it remains to be seen whether these adaptations can keep pace with human-induced environmental changes. Future research should investigate how other stressors, such as heavy metals or ...