Orchids represent one of the most diverse and evolutionarily dynamic families of flowering plants, with hybridization and genetic divergence playing pivotal roles in their speciation and adaptation.

Hybridization and gene flow play pivotal roles in plant evolution, driving genetic diversity, adaptation and speciation across a range of ecosystems. When distinct populations or species interbreed, ...

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of “survival of the fittest” is constantly at play. New DNA mutations arise and get passed from ...

A Fukushima mutant pig study shows how escaped domestic pigs rapidly bred with wild boar after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

Oldest hybrid found: Protein analysis of 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth from China shows interbreeding with Denisovans, ...