A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species ...

The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue ...

As the saying goes, there are plenty more fish in the sea—but climate change is rapidly challenging that notion, with fish ...

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.

Understanding history helps us make sense of the present and even make predictions for the future. It’s not just historians who study history, but scientists as well. As climate change shifts the ...

The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, round ears. In fact, all members of the order Carnivora, which includes a ...

Smithsonian Magazine: Sarah Diamond, an associate professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, shared her insights on whether evolution can keep up with the rate of human-caused climate change.

Hakai Magazine: Sarah Diamond, associate professor in the Department of Biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, said that at least a few creatures will be able to evolve quickly enough to head ...

The Earth is warming more rapidly than before, and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more intense. While global warming is mainly driven by carbon dioxide emissions, it is also ...