What is divergent evolution?

Mass extinctions and evolutionary leaps, from bacteria to Homo sapiens

We think of evolution as a slow, gradual process, but that’s not always the case. Some species undergo a rapid transformation

Adrian Thomas celebrates the sheer variety of life that accompanies us in our gardens

The part played by beauty in sexual selection

Well, not quite – but it’s true that about 80 per cent of our ocean floor remains unexplored and uncharted. Discovering what our ocean depths look like and what life might be found there is just as ch

Where did life on Earth begin? That sounds like a relatively straightforward question. Surely life on Earth began… well, on Earth, right? We know this planet had the right conditions for life to arise