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Heartworm’s global spread likely stems from ancient canid hosts, not recent human activity. Findings may reshape treatment approaches.

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Scientists speculate that human eyes stand out more than chimpanzee eyes because there’s an advantage for humans in being ...

Scientists and reef managers are calling for ‘assisted evolution’ to help accelerate coral reef adaptation in the face of ...

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Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

Did humans lose their sense of smell? A study on the Orang Asli people reveals that hunter-gatherers maintain ancestral smell ...

The human genome of West Eurasia has been far more affected by natural selection in the last 10,000 years than previously ...

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived ...

James Kellner, a professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology and environment and society, will serve as Brown’s ...