Biological adaptation is the evolutionary process through which heritable traits that enhance an organism’s fitness become more prevalent in a population over generations under specific environmental ...

Landmark research published in Nature Communications by mathematicians Dr Robyn Araujo at QUT and Professor Lance Liotta of George Mason University in the US sets out the definitive picture of ...

Deep underground environments present unique conditions where organisms are exposed to radiation levels far below those prevailing at the surface. Research in this field explores how life adapts to ...

Changing climatic conditions are imposing various biotic, such as new pests and diseases, and abiotic, such as heat, drought, salinity, crop lodging, and water logging, stresses, which significantly ...

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