Research Articles
Return to the Sea: The 250-Million-Year Evolutionary Saga of Marine Tetrapods
Explore the fascinating evolutionary journey of marine tetrapods from the Triassic to the Anthropocene, featuring key adaptations, life history strategies, and modern challenges.
Cracking the Germ Code: How Scientists Track the Evolution of Foodborne Pathogens
Discover how scientists use network science and genetic analysis to track and predict the evolution of dangerous foodborne pathogens like Salmonella.
Extreme Botanists: How Super-Plants Conquered the Ends of the Earth
Discover how polyploid plants thrive in extreme environments like Arctic-alpine heights and serpentine barrens through genome duplication.
Unlocking Sea Secrets: How DNA and Diet Shaped the Evolution of Sea Slugs and Their Relatives
Explore how molecular phylogenetics revolutionized our understanding of euthyneuran gastropod evolution and dietary adaptations in sea slugs.
The Observation Revolution: How Darwin's Empiricism Redefined Life
Explore how Charles Darwin's empirical approach built the foundation for evolutionary theory through meticulous observation and evidence collection.
Secrets in the Sand: How a Primitive Chordate Is Rewriting Our Evolutionary Story
Discover how the amphioxus, a modest eel-like creature, holds the genomic blueprint to evolutionary mysteries over 500 million years in the making.
The Family Tree of Everything: How a Simple Diagram Maps Life's Grand Saga
Explore how phylogenetic trees reveal evolutionary relationships and discover the fascinating story of whale evolution through DNA analysis and fossil evidence.
The Tree of Life: From Darwin's Sketch to the Digital Genome
Explore how Charles Darwin's revolutionary vision of the Tree of Life evolved into modern phylogenetics, the science that maps evolutionary relationships using DNA data.
Everything in Moderation or Moderating Everything? The Ancient Dance of Nutrient Balancing from Evolution to Cancer
Explore how nutrient balancing shapes evolution and cancer metabolism through cutting-edge research and experiments.
The Microbial Lost World of Cuatro Ciénegas: How Ancient Bacteria Are Rewriting Evolutionary Rules
Explore the extraordinary microbial ecosystems of Cuatro Ciénegas, where ancient bacteria challenge evolutionary theories through cooperation and DNA predation.