Study reveals pre-Hispanic history, genetic changes among indigenous Mexican populations
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Ruben Mendoza, National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (LANGEBIO) - UGA, ...
Tag: Evolution
A chronicle of giant straight-tusked elephants
Credit: Hsu Shu-yu About 800,000 years ago, the giant straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon migrated out of Africa and became widespread across ...
‘Treasure trove’ of new discoveries highlights gaps in coral knowledge
Credit: Credit to Jeremy Horowitz/ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Scientists discovered dozens of new coral species on ...
Mosquitoes are drawn to flowers as much as people — and now scientists know why
Credit: Kiley Riffell Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn't get very far. They rely on this sense to ...
‘Ancient’ cellular discovery key to new cancer therapies
Metabolic system may explain tumour growth in humansCredit: Photo: Flinders University Australian researchers have uncovered a metabolic system which could ...
Sanitary care by social ants shapes disease outcome
Social interactions of ants affect pathogen competition -- study published in Ecology LettersCredit: Gert Brovad Who wins in a competition ...
Low doses of radiation used in medical imaging lead to mutations in cell cultures
Discovery that radiation creates breaks that allow in foreign DNA must be confirmed in animal studiesCredit: Kevin Mackenzie, University of ...
Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion
Researchers think it was one of the first animals to spend time on landCredit: Images courtesy Andrew Wendruff COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
A sea monster’s genome
Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London Sailors' yarns about the Kraken, a giant sea-monster lurking in the ...
New dinosaur discovered in China shows dinosaurs grew up differently from birds
San Diego Natural History Museum paleontologist describes a dinosaur that is new to science, offers view into dinosaur-bird evolutionCredit: Ashley ...
Glimpses of fatherhood found in non-pair-bonding chimps
Credit: Aaron Sandel, UT Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- Although they have no way of identifying their biological fathers, male chimpanzees ...
MDI Biological Laboratory will use new animal model to study aging
Grant will support addition of African turquoise killifish to model animal rosterCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — The ...
New parasitoid wasp species discovered in the Amazon — can manipulate host’s behavior
Credit: Kari Kaunisto A research group from the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku studies the diversity of parasitoid ...
A single gene for scent reception separates two species of orchid bees
Credit: Thomas Eltz/Ruhr University Bochum A male orchid bee zips around the rainforest, a flash of iridescent green against an ...