Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence to the human form or mind likely with ...

In the case of domestic cats, dogs and many other domesticated species, intentional and unintentional selection by humans ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike—with serious implications for their health and ...

In the current era, Shaileshbhai Revabhai Gothi, a leading researcher in intelligent infrastructure systems, explores the ...

At first glance, a Persian cat and a pug dog might seem worlds apart—one’s a feline, the other’s a canine, separated by ...

Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to ...

Persian cats and pug dogs evolved nearly identical flat faces due to human breeding. This convergence makes them look similar ...

Birds fighting for nesting spots show repeated aggression and shared brain gene patterns, suggesting evolution may repeat.

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.