Yet Cuvier rejected the idea of organic evolution. He was an essentialist, convinced that plants and animals of all types were created for their particular roles and places in the world's ...

Georgia Tech scientists are revealing how decades-long research programs have transformed our understanding of evolution, ...

Sunlight, chemicals and factors tied to different species' error-correction tricks can all affect how quickly genes mutate. Lastly, the environment plays a critical role in the rate of evolution.