Q: Why do we humans have a hard time understanding, and sometimes accepting, evolution? What, in your opinion, is the major stumbling block? A: Deep time is hard to grasp. I don't know that it or any ...

The leaf beetle Spilopyra sumptuosa lives in the rainforests of eastern Australia. Its spectacular, colorful appearance is an example of the rich diversity of the large family of leaf beetles. The ...

A new study conducted by the Institute for Biology Education has concluded that the way in which supporting knowledge of key evolutionary findings is taught in biology lessons influences the entire ...

The geneticist Theodosius Dobzhanksy famously once said that ‘nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution’. We now realise that cancer is no exception to this maxim. Yesterday at ...

Life changes over time. Of course, it does. We know this thanks to a wealth of converging evidence in the form of millions of fossils, clear genetic clues, and observations made out in the field and ...

The theory of evolution by natural selection is one of the ‘big ideas’ in science (you can read more on the Association for Science Education's website). It acts as a framework, connecting all aspects ...

Biologists from the University of Michigan have uncovered the rapid evolutionary change in snakes from their legless lizard ancestors. According to their study in Science, snakes developed unique ...