In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the impact of evolutionary convergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) A-lineage ...

"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Verso of title page. Outgrowth of and selected papers presented at the 19th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, held in September 2015, in Marseille, ...

In the frigid waters of the ocean surrounding Antarctica, fish have a special trait which allows them to survive the big chill. As scientists discovered in the 1960s, the fish have adapted by evolving ...

It turns out humans aren’t the only ones checking out what their neighbors are doing when looking for ideas on how to make life easier. All species adapt and evolve in a variety of ways. In fact, ...

In a recent study published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, an international team of researchers presented a detailed account of the unique evolutionary trajectory of the severe acute respiratory ...

Convergent evolution shows how life on Earth often develops similar traits under similar conditions—raising the question of ...