Whole-genome duplications are rare evolutionary events in which all the chromosomes and genes of a species are doubled. This supplies new genetic material to the gene pool and can provide an ...

Researchers report that ancient viruses may be to thank for myelin -- and, by extension, our large, complex brains. The team found that a retrovirus-derived genetic element or 'retrotransposon' is ...

New Delhi: The discovery of ancient fossil footprints of claws in Australia have scientists across the world re-examining evolutionary times of land-based vertebrates. A study published in Nature ...