The idea that universes evolve like organisms sat on the fringes of theoretical physics for decades. Then, a Substack post ...

A long-disputed rule in biology says bigger is better, but a new computer model illuminates why that’s not necessarily true. By Lauren Leffer Published Jan 18, 2024 11:45 AM EST Add Popular Science ...

A major research study is challenging one of evolution’s most influential ideas: that most genetic changes that become permanent are essentially neutral. Researchers at the University of Michigan ...

An international team of researchers has developed a new theoretical framework that bridges physics and biology to provide a unified approach for understanding how complexity and evolution emerge in ...

What gave rise to the mosaic of cultural expressions across the globe? Why are some societies more culturally diverse than others? This study develops a unified theory of cultural evolution, ...

People often rate their own abilities too highly, even when misplaced confidence can lead to bad decisions. That creates an evolutionary puzzle: if overconfidence is costly, why ...

A review examines the prevailing theory of cancer evolution. The authors highlight both practical and theoretical limitations of the clonal model of cancer evolution and propose areas for improving ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There’s a phrase that professional evolutionary biologists like to bandy around because it is true, useful and ...

CELEBRATED palaeontologist Stephen Jay Gould once wondered what would happen if we could rewind the tape of life. If it were possible to turn the clock back half a billion years and then let evolution ...