Losing Opens Up New Possibilities for Subsequent Gains Evolution is traditionally associated with increasing complexity and ...

New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

They trained deep learning models on human, mouse, and chicken brain data and found that while some cell types are highly conserved between birds and mammals after millions of years of evolution ...

New research adds evidence that learning a successful strategy for approaching a task doesn't prevent further exploration, even if it reduces performance.

Maybe it's a life hack or a liability, or a little of both. A surprising result in a new MIT study may suggest that people and animals alike share an inherent propensity to keep updating their ...

The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens ...

The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large ... in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morphology at ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the creative world, giving artists, illustrators, and filmmakers new tools to ...

Molecular evolution is the area of evolutionary biology that studies evolutionary change at the level of the DNA sequence. It includes the study of rates of sequence change, relative importance of ...

Podcast: This episode explores whether children’s weaker selective attention is a hidden strength by addressing findings on attention, memory, and childhood learning.

convergent evolution starts at the level of DNA. Mutations in an individual’s DNA can result in a trait that makes them better suited to their environment. These individuals tend to survive more often ...