For ten years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) ...

New research has developed the first molecular ‘clock’ for common dolphins. It could be a game-changer for conservation.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has combined deep botanical knowledge with powerful genomic technology to decode and mine the DNA of non-flowering seed plants and uncover genes that evolved to ...

Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved ...