Gene flow — the movement of genetic material between populations — is a powerful evolutionary force that shapes biodiversity, adaptation, and even our own human history. From pollen drifting on the ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized proteins to specifically destroy shared DNA before it spreads. This ...

A recent DNA study by an international team of scientists showed when Ancient Greeks colonized Magna Graecia in Italy.

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new species of pit viper in Myanmar that seems to blur the very definition of what a ...

As temperatures increase and precipitation becomes more erratic, should we rethink where native plants belong or could thrive ...

Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometers northeast of Sydney. It's covered in lush forest and ...

New genetic results reveal a previously unknown wave of people settled in South America 1,300 years ago and that Indigenous ...

Conservationists have sounded the alarm for decades that habitat fragmentation is just as devastating to elephant populations ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined in 2023 it would list the salamander mussel on the endangered species list but ...

Apples were never fully domesticated, as new research reveals continued genetic mixing with wild trees across centuries.