A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Evolution is a fascinating field but can be rife with misunderstanding. One misconception is that evolution has some innate sense of direction or purpose. In reality, evolution is a mindless, ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Explore the genetic, ecological and molecular mechanisms of evolutionary change ...

We pioneered the application of evolutionary biology to cancer and established cancer stem cells as the units of natural selection. In this clip, filmed in 2016, Dr Andrea Sottoriva explains how the ...

A new study has confirmed a famous example of evolution used by Darwinists during the industrial revolution to explain how species came to exist due to natural pressures. The peppered moth exists in ...

A chance discovery in a Vermont cheese cave has given scientists a rare glimpse of evolution unfolding in real time – and the unexpected findings have broad implications for protecting human health, ...

The story of how we developed our ability to hear is one of the great examples of evolution in action. Because the first animals to crawl out of the water onto the land would have had great difficulty ...

Sight is our dominant sense. Almost all animals can see. In fact, 86 per cent of animal species have eyes. And what’s interesting is that at the molecular level every eye in the world works in the ...