Paleontologists discover new insect group after solving 150-year-old mystery
SFU-led research team uncovers how fossil dragonfly relatives have been misclassified due to their striking similarityCredit: Copyright Zootaxa, used by ...
Tag: Evolution
Scientists describe earliest primate fossils
Credit: Andrey Atuchin A new study published Feb. 24 in the journal Royal Society Open Science documents the earliest-known fossil ...
Sulfur: the consequences
How sulfur metabolism may have paved the way for the evolution of multicellularityCredit: © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, B. ...
‘Problem of missing ice’ finally solved by movement of the earth’s crust
A new global ice sheet reconstruction for the past 80,000 yearsCredit: NIOZ, Kim Sauter During ice ages, the global mean ...
A memory without a brain
How a single cell slime mold makes smart decisions without a central nervous systemCredit: Bilderfest / TUM Having a memory ...
Parasitic plants conspire to keep hosts alive
Mistletoe sends treemailCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR The plant that encourages kissing at Christmas is in fact a parasite, and new research ...
Whale Sharks show remarkable capacity to recover from injuries
Credit: Marine Conservation Society Seychelles A new study has for the first time explored the rate at which the world's ...
Scientists use machine-learning approach to track disease-carrying mosquitoes
Using genetic and environmental data, research team maps landscape connectivity in mosquitoes that are known vectors for dengue, chikungunya and ...
Study could explain tuberculosis bacteria paradox
TB-causing bacteria remember prior stress, react quickly to new stressCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 22, 2021) -Tuberculosis bacteria ...
Researchers demonstrate new method to track genetic diversity of salmon, trout
Credit: Loretta Ellenburg, USFS PNW Research Station. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service ...
Rapid evolution may help species adapt to climate change and competition
Credit: Washington State University VANCOUVER, Wash. - Loss of biodiversity in the face of climate change is a growing worldwide ...
Electron cryo-microscopy sheds light on how bioenergy makers are made in our body
Credit: Dan W. Nowakowski and Alexey Amunts Mitochondria are organelles that act as the powerhouses in our body. They use ...
Fuel for earliest life forms: Organic molecules found in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks
Credit: Helge Missbach A research team including the geobiologist Dr. Helge Missbach from the University of Cologne has detected organic ...
Is odor the secret to bats’ sex appeal?
Credit: Mariana Muñoz-Romo and Paul B. Jones. When falling in love, humans often pay attention to looks. Many non-human animals ...
Migratory birds track climate across the year
Credit: Jonathan Eisen As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get ...
The distribution of vertebrate animals redefines temperate and cold climate regions
Credit: Icelab at Umeå University The distribution of vegetation is routinely used to classify climate regions worldwide, yet whether these ...
South American lizard’s blood pressure mechanism is more efficient at cool temperatures
The black and white tegu lizard, which depends on external environmental factors to regulate body temperature, can survive swings between ...
I, the obstacle — dogs show body-awareness, a new component of mental self-representation
Dogs understand the relationship between their body and the environment in a problem solving taskCredit: Photo: Rita Lenkei / ELTE ...
How location dictates biological clocks of species: Study in beetles offers new insights
Scientists explore geographical variation in the biological clock of a new model organism, the Japanese red flour beetleCredit: 2021 Okayama ...
Silencing the alarm
An enzyme in the saliva of certain insects prevents their food plants from warning neighboring plants of an attackCredit: Nick ...