Research Articles
The Ancient Viruses Within You: How Fossilized Remnants Shape Your Health and Biology
Discover how ancient viral remnants in human DNA influence health, development, and disease, from ALS connections to evolutionary benefits.
The Ebola Evolution Mystery: Why a Faster-Mutating Virus Didn't Mean What Scientists Expected
Discover why the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak's increased evolutionary rate was due to transient polymorphism, not positive selection
The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: An Ancient Environmental Sensor with a Surprising Past
Discover the fascinating story of the AhR receptor - from toxic toxin receptor to master regulator of biology and its evolutionary journey across species.
Evolution by Association: How Symbiosis Rewrote the Story of Life
Discover how cooperation and intimate partnerships between species have driven evolutionary innovation through symbiosis, challenging traditional views of evolution.
The Tree of Life's Tangled Branches: How DNA Is Reshaping Nature's Family Album
Exploring how phylogenetic reconciliation is transforming biological classification by aligning traditional taxonomy with molecular phylogenies.
The Skeleton Code: How Biomineralization Wrote Evolutionary History
Explore how biomineralization transformed evolutionary history, from the Cambrian Explosion to modern medical applications.
Field et al. Redux: How a 1988 Paper Revolutionized the Animal Family Tree
Explore how the groundbreaking 1988 Field et al. paper used molecular phylogenetics to redraw the animal family tree and sparked decades of scientific refinement.
Unlocking Barley's Family Tree: How 'Junk DNA' Reveals Evolutionary Secrets
Discover how repetitive DNA, once dismissed as 'junk,' is revolutionizing our understanding of barley evolution and relationships within the Hordeum genus.
The Evolution of Big Ideas: Why Innovation Follows Nature's Rules
Explore how big ideas evolve through incremental adaptation rather than revolutionary leaps, following nature's blueprint for innovation.
The Science of Male Homosexuality: Evolutionary Puzzles and Genetic Clues
Exploring the scientific research behind male homosexuality, including evolutionary paradoxes, genetic studies, and biological mechanisms.