The evolution of antibiotic resistance is probably the most spectacular example of evolution of a biological system innovation that we have had the opportunity to observe in real time.
Three decades after the Chernobyl accident, the biodiversity of the area has completely recovered. The mechanisms that allow organisms to live in this area are still the subject of study and controversy.
Studying evolution in the face of environmental uncertainty is crucial to understand biological diversity, because diversifying life strategies is key to survival and reproduction in uncertain environments.
The monograph Endless forms explores some of the most pressing challenges we face as a species.
Maternal care comprises many different types of behaviours that, perhaps most prominently, include diverse ways to feed their young.
Interview with Robert Sapolsky, professor at the University of Stanford (USA), in which he talks biology issues of the present time.
Interview with Hanna Kokko, full professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Zurich.
From the simplest of cells to the first bands of hominids treading on two legs across the African savannah, the history of life in this planet is based on cooperation.
Interview with Dr. Graham Bell, Professor of Evolution at McGill University (Montréal) and one of the most important voices in the academic field of evolutionary biology.
Homosexual behaviour has always been considered a paradox from an evolutionary point of view because it does not produce offspring, but there are nuances to this.
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