Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.

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It usually takes millions of years for new species to evolve, but not for fish in one African lake.

A fish thought to be evolution’s time capsule just surprised scientists. A detailed dissection of the coelacanth — a 400-million-year-old species often called a “living fossil” — revealed that key ...

Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans.

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

Paleorex is back on Bored Panda with his detailed, science-based creatures, showing us how animals like big cats, birds, and reptiles might evolve in the future. In this article, we’re featuring even ...