Evolution Diary

A tiny pale deer mouse living on a sand dune in Nebraska looks set to become an icon of biology. (…)

One of the mechanisms governing how our physical features and behavioural traits have evolved over centuries has been discovered by researchers at the University of Leeds. (…)

Using hairs from woolly mammoths, scientists have sequenced an extensive genome of these elephant cousins, a new report says. (…)

Our hair is rooted in reptilian claws, according to a new study that revealed hair genes in both lizards and birds.
Previously, scientists thought hair first appeared in mammals. (…)