Homo sapiens' entry into Europe might have hastened Neandertals' extinction. Neandertals may have had a greater penchant for ...

Sex is the driving force of evolution: It promotes genetic diversity and helps organisms to adapt more quickly to changing ...

But there’s a downside to rapid evolution. Groups with high rates of speciation evolve quickly, said Lieberman. But high rates of speciation almost always go with high rates of extinction ...

Chemical resistance is another area where human influence is clear. The widespread use of pesticides and antibiotics has ...

Brockington, who is also Professor of Evolution in the University of Cambridge's Department ... with many globally threatened ...