Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through ...

Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it gained ...

The study adds to evidence challenging the dominance of ‘natural selection’ as the sole adaptive force in evolution.

A meta-analysis examines the progress scientific psychology has made in strengthening its practices and results.

Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

The lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins has became a principle of MAGA governance.

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza has stood guard over the desert for thousands of years. Carved from limestone and towering beside ...