Scientists have discovered the origins of the building blocks of life
Rutgers researchers retraced the evolution of enzymes over billions of yearsCredit: Vikas Nanda/Rutgers University Rutgers researchers have discovered the origins ...
Tag: Evolution
Ancient hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
Credit: Eftychis Frangedakis Some 500 million years ago - when our continents were connected in a single land mass and ...
Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran
Credit: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard A unique rock carving found in the Teymareh rock art site (Khomein county) in Central Iran ...
Hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
Researchers illuminate the dawn of land plants and discover genes that could help crops grow more efficiently with less synthetic ...
Arrival delayed! Water, carbon and nitrogen were not immediately supplied to Earth
Credit: Kristoffer Szilas, University of Copenhagen Spearheaded by earth scientists of the University of Cologne, an international team of geologists ...
The naming of the shrew
Researchers discover the Sulawesi hairy-tailed shrewCredit: Kevin Rowe, Museums Victoria. Researchers at Louisiana State University have discovered a new species ...
Uncovering the origin of symbiosis
Credit: Research team Professor Lutz Becks Lutz Becks is a professor of limnology at the University of Konstanz's Department of ...
Single biological factor predicts distinct cortical organizations across mammalian species
A KAIST team's mathematical sampling model shows that retino-cortical mapping is a prime determinant in the topography of cortical organizationCredit: ...
Hot time in the city: Urban lizards evolve heat tolerance
Credit: Kristin Winchell / Washington University Faced with a gritty landscape of metal fences, concrete walls and asphalt pavement, city ...
Grad student names new treehopper species after Lady Gaga
She represents a new genus and species of treehopper, one of the most diverse bug groups on the planetCredit: Photo ...
Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom’s doomsday preppers
Credit: Cody Howard GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Botanist Cody Coyotee Howard compares bulbs to living bunkers. With an underground stockpile of ...
Research on soldier ants reveals that evolution can go in reverse
Credit: Courtesy of Scott Powell, George Washington University Turtle ant soldiers look like real-life creatures straight out of a Japanese ...
Cryo-EM reveals unexpected diversity of photosystems
Credit: Ella Marushchenko Oxygenic photosynthesis is the conversion of sunlight into chemical energy that underpins the survival of virtually all ...
Rice, know thy enemy: NSF grants $2.6 million to study weedy invader
Credit: Joe Angeles/Washington University Many farmers struggle with an enemy that looks like a friend. Agricultural weeds that are close ...
Copy/paste and delete — or how to thrive without gene regulation
IST Austria scientists demonstrate alternative evolutionary strategy -- study published in Nature Ecology & EvolutionCredit: IST Austria - Guet group ...
One species to four: New analysis documents new bird diversity in the Pacific
Modern techniques allow international team to parse Pacific Robin populations across South Pacific islands into several distinct species, with major ...
Gene regulatory factors enable bacteria to kill rivals and establish symbiosis in a squid
Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State Two factors that control the expression of a key gene required by luminescent bacteria to ...
Resurrecting ancient protein partners reveals origin of protein regulation
Credit: Dorothee Kern/Brandeis University/HHMI By bringing the ancient history of two proteins back to life, researchers have caught a glimpse ...
Older beetle parents ‘less flexible’
Credit: Nick Royle Older parents are less flexible when it comes to raising their offspring, according to a new study ...
Is life a game of chance?
Study reveals life in the universe could be common, but not in our neighborhoodCredit: Pixabay CC-0 https://pixabay.com/illustrations/dna-string-biology-3d-1811955/ To help answer ...
