Evolution

Two studies examine genetic material from old bones

Early African and Asian hominids belonged to same species

An endangered monkey sheds light on how an extra copy of one gene can evolve into a gene with a different purpose

'Junk DNA' may have evolved 1 billion years earlier than scientists had realized

A big frontal cortex isn't what make us the smartest primates after all

New evidence of the eternal struggle for the upper hand in mating

Who ate what to create the first advanced cell?

New study reaffirms that echolocation evolved twice in bats

Molecular clock controversy keeps on ticking

Variation in butterfly eyespots linked to small gene changes

New colonists choose the sex of their chicks to give them an edge

Ancient jawless fish may not have all been ruthlessly evolving

Biodiversity can decline fast but is slow to recover, study finds

Placental mammals' evolutionary history redrawn, quartered

DNA-dating of evolution may not be possible after all

Predatory weevils with a taste for bisexual flowers shape a plant species