Evolutionary Biology

A new study shows that apparently erratic or “sloppy” behaviour in strategic situations is not necessarily a mistake. Under certain conditions, being less sensitive to one’s own gains can become a long-term advantage more

Nathalie Feiner from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön has traveled to the Mediterranean to study the wall lizards found on many islands of the Tuscan archipelago over a two-month period. This reptile-loving biologist cannot be deterred from her quest for unexplored populations – not even by a swarm of jellyfish. more

New research reveals that structured populations can help disadvantageous mutations persist more

Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was habitually upright, but also small and vulnerable to predators more

New therapies could prevent the adjustments in intestinal bacteria that enable them to survive in inflamed regions more