Human evolution is not a straight line but a complex branching tree shared with other great apes. This overview explains the ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

An international team of researchers has developed a new theoretical framework that bridges physics and biology to provide a unified approach for understanding how complexity and evolution emerge in ...

Carcinization is a captivating type of convergent evolution where five different groups of crustaceans have separately evolved to have crab-like body structures. Evolutionary paleobiologist Matthew ...

Schizophrenia affects around 23 million people globally, or one in 345 people. The illness can beset sufferers with ...