Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans. The study, published today (30 March), was led by Dr. Adriana Humanes, ...

For decades, ever since biologists recognized the potential environmental harms from climate change, they have worried that ...

A study shows evidence of “evolutionary rescue”—a kind of rapid evolution in which organisms genetically adapt to severe ...

Animals that adapt behaviorally may evolve physically more slowly, showing resilience rather than weakness in changing ...

The Wallace Line marks a sharp biological divide between Asian and Australasian species, despite islands being just miles apart. Alfred Russel Wallace identified the boundary in 1859 after observing ...

Animals able to change behaviors but slow to evolve might fare better than previously thought amid climate change.

Study highlights the importance of biodiversity for the survival of rare plants and their ability to adapt to climate change ...

New study shows that plants evolve in under five years, but extreme heat still pushes many populations toward extinction.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While biologists have worried about how rare species of plants and animals will cope with a rapidly warming climate, one West ...

The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, round ears. In fact, all members of the order Carnivora, which includes a ...

On this special New Year's edition of AgweekTV, we're taking a look at the evolution of the crops in the region over the decades. We look at how crops grown in the region have changed in recent years.