A new study sheds light on one of the great enigmas of microbiology: why only certain strains of common bacteria become pandemic pathogens. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

A new study by the Genomics and Microbial Evolution Group at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) together with the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children's Research ...

Pre-Neanderthals once roamed Eurasia around 500,000 years to 250,000 years ago. During the end of that period, pre-Neanderthals slowly began the evolutionary process into early Neanderthals, which ...

Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lasting effects on the genetic diversity of various local cichlid species, report scientists. Through ...

An invasive Asian honeybee colony in northern Australia has defied expectations, displaying emergent genetic variation in a short period of time. While bad news for biosecurity agencies, it could be a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many have wondered if our lost human cousins simply didn't have enough variety to cope with these changes. A new study backs up ...

Cute but cantankerous, koalas are making a surprising recovery from a genetic bottleneck, with their once most threatened populations now displaying surprising diversity. “It still looks like they’re ...

Excavation section in the settlement mound of Aşıklı Höyük (Central Anatolia, Turkey). The numerous layers that formed during the millennia of settlement at the site are clearly visible. Modern ...