When the worst drought on record struck parts of the US West Coast and Mexico, many plants didn’t make it. But against the ...

A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species ...

An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is ...

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.

A research team led by scientists at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, has completed the most extensive genetic sequencing of a jararaca viper to date. The focus of the study was the genome ...

Genetics helped scarlet monkeyflower rebound after California’s megadrought — a real‑world example of rapid evolution.

Some koalas may recover their genes after major population crashes. Growing koala populations may rebuild genetic strength over time.

A landmark finding that suggests koala genetic diversity not the only deciding factor in successful regrowth of populations.

Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations. Researchers have now developed a transformative approach that identifies stretches of DNA that two ...