Tag: Evolution

Credit: Yoshiyuki Matsumoto of Shinshu University, Japan One of the major objectives in biology is to understand the factors and ...

A neuroimaging study points to a possible answer as to what drove the evolutionary development of creativityCredit: Drexel University Creativity ...

Credit: Hans Smid All organisms have DNA, the genetic material that provides a blueprint for life. The long double-helix-shaped DNA ...

Researchers show that the wallflower is an excellent model plant for discovering new cardenolides that could be used to treat ...

Butterfly breeding gives insight into evolution of iridescenceCredit: Aaron Pomerantz Edith Smith bred a bluer and shinier Common Buckeye at ...

Credit: Jonathan Losos, Washington University in St. Louis A research team led by a Washington University in St. Louis biologist ...

Credit: Marcelo H. Cassini, PhD In most animals, females are larger than males, but in most mammals, males are larger ...

Credit: Alberto Lopez Torres GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The bright chirp of the coquí frog, the national symbol of Puerto Rico, ...

Evolutionary study links subtle modifications in the morphology of the bipedal knee to osteoarthritis later in lifeCredit: Tasha McAbee, Department ...

Pensoft's flagship journal ZooKeys invites free-to-publish research on key biological traits of SARS-like viruses potential hosts and vectors; Plazi harvests ...

New findings show that a pair of complementary chemical defenses evolved independently in wallflowers, shaped by co-evolution with local insectsCredit: ...

Credit: World Scientific Have you ever wondered how your brain knows where you are, why your memories are tied to ...

As the human race continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have found that the planet's insects are also facing ...

Credit: Alvin/WHOI Scientists at Caltech and Occidental College have discovered a methane-fueled symbiosis between worms and bacteria at the bottom ...

Credit: James Rule A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history ...

Credit: Angeline Leece. An international team, including Arizona State University researcher Gary Schwartz, have unearthed the earliest known skull of ...

New GPS data show birds adjust to shifting snow conditions as climate warmsCredit: Brian Weeks Every spring, American robins migrate ...

Credit: SDU Many aquatic animals like frogs and turtles spend a big part of their lives under water and have ...

Credit: Javier de la Puente The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia ...

Credit: Noa Pinter-Wollman The idea of a complex spider society--in which thousands of spiders live, hunt, and raise their young ...