A type of zooplankton, Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits make it the perfect species for studying evolution and natural selection.

Our latest research, published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, reveals the first experimental evidence that tipping point behaviour can indeed evolve, and evolve quickly. This raises an ...

More information: Christopher Blake et al, Evolutionary shift of a tipping point can precipitate, or forestall, collapse in a microbial community, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1038 ...

This tiny crustacean, nearly invisible to the naked eye, plays a vital role in freshwater ecosystems and provides a valuable insight into natural selection and evolution. Their findings, recently ...

We also studied the evolution of all the hundreds of coelacanth species we know from the fossil record to find out what drove the creation of new species across the eons. The answer came as a ...

It is with profound sense of loss that we once again gather to pay tribute to one of our own, allow me to take this moment and express the department's heartfelt condolences to the Ngwenya family and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Garcia (Dexter, Lucifer) has joined Criminal Minds: Evolution for the Paramount+ series’ third season. In a multiple-episode arc, Garcia will portray Dr. Julia Ochoa ...

Paleontologists recently discovered a new extinct coelacanth species that highlights the role that Earth’s plate tectonics plays in evolution. Also called Latimeria, coelacanths are a deep-sea ...