Tag: adaptation

When we think of evolution, we often think of the millions of years of slow adaptations that gradually see ducks emerge from dinosaurs, or large gray wolves (Canis lupus) in...

Mexico saw 35% more monarch butterflies arrive to its mountain forests last winter than the previous year. Experts say the rise may be due to butterflies adapting to rising temperatures...

Not all salamanders live under rocks or in the water. California hosts a species that lives in the crowns of redwoods—the world’s tallest trees—and although it’s called the wandering salamander...

As climates warm, many dragonfly species are losing dark pigmentations that attract more heat—but may also attract more mates Since the time of Charles Darwin, scientists have known that organisms...

By sequencing the genome of yellow warblers (Setophaga petechia), researchers with the Bird Genoscape Project at UCLA found some subpopulations’ genes make them more vulnerable to climate change than others....

A group of researchers is calling for “extreme care” in managing trophy hunting after finding that the harvest of males that hunters worldwide choose could contribute to extinction in some...