A native New Zealand insect that once mimicked its toxic neighbor has changed color in deforested areas, in a striking ...

Researchers may have found the clearest example yet of human-induced evolution, thanks to deforestation in New Zealand.

Putting together the puzzle of human evolution sometimes comes down to about 32 pieces–our teeth. Several fossil teeth dating ...

New Zealand’s native stoneflies changed color due to deforestation. This reveals humans' impact on stoneflies evolution.

The study provides arguably the world's most clear-cut case of animal evolution in response to change made by humans. New Zealand's native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that widespread forest loss has driven repeated colour shifts in insects, providing a ...

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

Certainly, the evidence for change is everywhere. As the planet warms, species’ ranges are shifting and their life cycles are ...

It's not your uncle who tried to deep-fry a turkey in his bathtub. From animals who mistake their own reflections for rivals ...

The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

However, this relationship began to unravel when humans ... evolution is still ongoing. The researchers also discovered why this shift occurred. Through predation experiments using model insects ...