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evolution

Life

Bacteria evolve to get better at evolving in lab experiment

When bacteria were put in alternating environments, some became better at evolving to cope with the changes – evidence that “evolvability” can be gained through natural selection

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H7XEPK Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) viewed from inside hollow stump, Yakushima Island, Japan

Life

Hungry deer may have driven tiny plant evolution on Japanese island

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Life

Huge nose of male proboscis monkeys is key to mating success

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FGJJJ1 T lymphocytes and cancer cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocyte cells (smaller round cells) attached

Health

Why viewing cancer as an ecosystem could lead to better treatments

Features

Humans

Why did hominins like us evolve at all?

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Humans

Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?

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Eastern Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) hatching from egg. Captive, occurs in South East Europe.

Comment

Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution

Culture

Life

Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants

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Humans

Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago

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Life

Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

We know little about how embryonic development in animals evolved from single-celled ancestors, but simple organisms with a multicellular life stage offer intriguing clues

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Life

Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

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Life

A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

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Life

Left-handed monkeys prompt rethink about evolution of right-handedness

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Humans

The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

Features

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