Evolution is so flexible! It can be fast¹ or slow.² It can go forward or backward.³ It can add or eliminate structures—such...

Most of us are familiar with the incredible ability of different animal groups to migrate (such as birds).^1,2 But what about invertebrates? Recently,...

Let’s say you recorded a library of books onto DNA. Hundreds of books could fit on your fingertip, but how would you find the one book you wanted? As...

Evolutionary scientists announced the discovery of primate fossils on Ellesmere Island, in one of the northernmost parts of Canada. The jaws and teeth...

Octopi are incredible and intelligent creatures—they are mesmerizing to observe and study. Some of octopi’s interesting features include...

When in 1982 Dr. Dan Shechtman looked at a picture his microscope had produced, he couldn’t believe his eyes. Using electron diffraction, he saw...