For a long time, evolutionary biologists have thought that the genetic mutations that drive the evolution of genes and proteins are largely neutral: they're neither good nor bad, but just ordinary ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. The 2001 discovery of the seven million-year-old Sahelanthropus, the first known upright ape-like creatures, was ...

The theory asserts that the majority of genetic variations within a species are neutral, meaning that do not positively or negatively impact the organism. It also suggests that the differences between ...

“The central idea of biological evolution is that all life on Earth shares a common ancestor,” according to Understanding Evolution, a joint project of the University of California Museum of ...

Ben Garrod does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Paul Braterman is affiliated with the British Centre for Science Education, and is science advisor to the Scottish Secular Society. The 2001 discovery of the seven million-year-old Sahelanthropus, the ...