In a cavernous concert hall, before an eager audience of thousands, Masatoshi Nei is experiencing a technical glitch. The biologist has just received Japan’s prestigious Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, ...

The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It describes how organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable ...

While developing his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin was horrified by a group of wasps that lay their eggs within ...

New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organisms, can also preserve similarities. The researchers worked with a plant called wild radish and its ...

Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the British naturalist? When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The early part of the twentieth century saw evolutionary theory embattled by disagreements over Darwin's emphasis on natural selection. The then-newly rediscovered work of Gregor Mendel in the ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is ...

This story appears in the November 2004 issue of National Geographic magazine. Evolution by natural selection, the central concept of the life's work of Charles Darwin, is a theory. It's a theory ...

The Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago and UNESCO site, famously influenced Darwin's theory of evolution. Discovered in 1535, the islands teem with unique wildlife. Visitors can encounter giant ...