Surprising new research: We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed
Credit: Dr. Guojie Zhang People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition ...
Tag: Evolution
Deadly white-nose syndrome changed genes in surviving bats
Study has big implications for management of bat populationsCredit: Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn Scientists have found genetic differences between bats killed by ...
How SARS-CoV-2 mutates to escape antibody binding
A scientific detective story unearths how SARS-CoV-2 evolves new variants that evade antibodiesCredit: Kevin McCarthy and Paul Duprex PITTSBURGH, Feb. ...
What evolution reveals about the function of bitter receptors
From coelacanths to humansCredit: Graphic by Sabine Bijewitz from @LeibnizLSB, Template: Drawing by former FishBase artist Robbie Cada. To evaluate ...
Reindeer lichens are having more sex than expected
Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thoughtCredit: Marta Alonso-García In ...
Territorial, expert navigators: The black howler monkeys of Mexico
Researchers uncover advanced skills of black howler monkeysCredit: Dallas Levey An international team of researchers led by Oxford Brookes University ...
Gender and spatial behavior
Gendered division of labor shaped human spatial behavior, Stanford study suggestsCredit: Brian Wood Navigating, exploring and thinking about space are ...
Size matters: How the size of a male’s weapons affects its anti-predator tactics
Scientists demonstrate in a species of beetle that males adopt different survival tactics depending on the size of their mandibles, ...
635 million-year-old fungi-like microfossil that bailed us out of an ice age discovered
It is the oldest terrestrial fossil ever found.Credit: Credit: Andrew Czaja of University of Cincinnati. When you think of fungi, ...
Pioneering research unravels hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’
Credit: Dr Shufeng Li A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world's ...
Fields of breeders’ dreams: A team effort toward targeted crop improvements
Community effort yields reference switchgrass genome, environmental adaptations dataCredit: David Lowry Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop ...
Global analysis suggests COVID-19 is seasonal
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - With cities around the globe locking down yet again amid ...
Ancient proteins help track early milk drinking in Africa
New research shows milk consumption in eastern Africa began before the evolution of lactase persistenceCredit: A. Janzen Tracking milk drinking ...
‘You say tomato, I say genomics’: Genome sequences for two wild tomato ancestors
University of Tsukuba research team produces genome sequences for two wild ancestors of tomato, opening the way for using novel ...
Can dogs rapidly learn words?
Dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four timesCredit: Photo by Claudia Fugazza A new study found that ...
The surprises of color evolution
Credit: Casper van der Kooi / University of Groningen Nature is full of colour. For flowers, displaying colour is primarily ...
Scientists show impact of human activity on bird species
Credit: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) Scientists have shown where bird species would exist in the absence of human activity under research ...
Dinosaur embryo find helps crack baby tyrannosaur mystery
Credit: Julius Csotonyi They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some ...
New skull of tube-crested dinosaur reveals evolution of bizarre crest
Credit: Copyright Doug Shore, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. DISCOVERY BRIEF: The first new skull of a rare species ...
Chimpanzee friends fight together to battle rivals
Strong social bonds increase the willingness to join others in battleCredit: Liran Samuni, Taï Chimpanzee Project Chimpanzees, one of the ...