Evolution

Predator-prey equilibria are being disrupted by climate change, according to a study led by Brazilian researchers and published in Nature Climate Change. With herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, insectivores, frugivores, scavengers and…
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It is often remarked that 'dogs look like their owners'; might there be more to the assertion than believed? A new research project at the University of Copenhagen will examine the DNA of prehistoric dogs and humans to identify shared…
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Credit: J. A. Peñas In the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, between the third and second millennium BC, a widespread funeral practice consisted in burying humans with animals. Scientists have discovered that both foxes and dogs were…
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Credit: Ecology & Evolution Monitoring programs that survey many wildlife species at the same time across large geographic regions are important for informing conservation decisions, but reptiles are often missing from these efforts…
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First cellular atlas of the primate retina offers valuable foundation for future research When it comes to understanding how neurons connect to form circuits in the brain, scientists for decades have turned to the retina of the humble…
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Credit: Jorge Gonzalez A newly discovered, diminutive - by T. rex standards - relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new information about when and how T. rex came to rule the North American roost. Meet Moros…
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FAU Harbor Branch, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute conduct most extensive radio-tracking effort of Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphinsCredit: Please do not remove the credit line on the image. Credit: HSWRI 2017; A. Fabry 20170131…
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Credit: Mark Lewis More than 1,700 animal and plant specimens from the collection of eminent British geologist Sir Charles Lyell - known as the pioneer of modern geology - were organised, digitised and made openly accessible via the NHM…
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WASHINGTON -- Total human carbon dioxide emissions could match those of Earth's last major greenhouse warming event in fewer than five generations, new research finds. A new study finds humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the…
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Hoboken, N.J--February 20, 2019--The Wiley Foundation today announced the 18th annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences will be awarded to Svante Pääbo and David Reich for sequencing the genomes of ancient humans and extinct relatives,…
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Study examines how developmental changes resulted in changes to crocodile snouts The story that's often told about crocodiles is that they're among the most perfectly adapted creatures on the planet - living fossils that have remained…
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Credit: Gareth Dyke An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Southampton, has shown that fossilised eggshells unearthed in western Romania represent the earliest known nest site shared by multiple…
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Credit: William Hawthorne Despite widespread infection, some frog populations are surviving a deadly disease that is the equivalent of mankind's Ebola virus. The reason --genetic diversity. That's the finding of a new study published…
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Credit: Chris Malam New research has revealed the fascinating adaptation of some Australian sea snakes that helps protect their vulnerable paddle-shaped tails from predators. An international study led by the University of Adelaide…
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