Natural selection is the process by which some organisms in a population survive and reproduce, while others do not, based on their bodies and behaviour. It is one of the processes by which species ...

For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only a few dozen clear cases where natural selection appeared to strongly favor ...

In this Spotlight, we ask whether modern humans are still evolving or whether we have stepped out of the path of natural selection. Share on Pinterest Does Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution still ...

Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better females, new research shows. Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual ...

Natural selection, the evolutionary process that guides which traits become more common in a population, has been acting on us for the past 3,000 years, right up to the modern day, new research ...