You're out on a walk and see a small, furry creature. Is it a chipmunk? Or maybe a squirrel? What's the difference? Here's everything you need to know about chipmunk vs. squirrel characteristics and ...

A gene called Alx3 blocks the differentiation of pigment-producing cells in the skin of the African striped mouse, thus generating the mouse's characteristic light-colored stripes, a new study shows.

Increasing data have supported the importance of divergence with gene flow (DGF) in the generation of biological diversity. In such cases, lineage divergence occurs on a shorter timescale than does ...