Tag: Evolutionary biology

Life is full of mysteries, and one of them is why living creatures prefer to use either left or right-handed forms of certain molecules....

Antibiotic resistance is a major concern in global health as bacteria evolve and develop new defense strategies against these drugs. Bacteria, such as Escherichia...

When you were a child, you may have learned that you can count tree rings to find out how old the tree is. Biologists...

Great white sharks are facing a high risk of extinction, and scientists are now studying their distinct populations in different oceans to understand the...

A recent discovery of fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores has provided new insights into the origins of the diminutive protohumans known as...

Elapoid snakes, which include cobras, mambas, and sea snakes, are known for their diversity and widespread distribution across the globe. While many believed these...

In a groundbreaking discovery that has reshaped our understanding of human evolution, scientists have recently uncovered incredibly rare fossils on the Indonesian island of...