Tag: Evolution

From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants -- spanning five continents and three oceans -- these discoveries ...

Credit: ZHAO Chuang A joint research team led by MAO Fangyuan from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) ...

Researchers hone in on what makes screams distinctiveCredit: Emory University Screams are prompted by a variety of emotions -- from ...

Modularity facilitates rapid adaptation of single floral organs to different pollinatorsCredit: Agnes Dellinger Flowering plants are characterized by an astonishing ...

Researchers unveil multiple correlations between brain complexity and locomotion pattern in vertebratesCredit: Simone Macrì and Nicolas Di-Poï, University of Helsinki. ...

Credit: Hockings & Dunbar The ability to process alcohol may have saved humanity's ancestors from extinction, a new book suggests. ...

Credit: Ole Seehausen Fish will mate with a species outside their own if the male's colouring is attractive enough or ...

Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesisCredit: Blätke / IPK Leibniz Institute Laboratory research is the possibly best-known driving force for ...

Credit: Emily Guevara and Cedric van den Berg Humans are now closer to seeing through the eyes of animals, thanks ...

Credit: Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) DNA from 75-year old eradicated European malaria parasites uncovers the historical spread of one ...

Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable oxygenCredit: Image by J. Eguchi/University of California, Riverside HOUSTON ...

Credit: NIGPAS Animals evolved from single-celled ancestors before diversifying into 30-40 distinct anatomical designs. When and how animal ancestors made ...

Credit: Philip Donoghue and Zongjun Yin Animals evolved from single-celled ancestors, before diversifying into 30 or 40 distinct anatomical designs. ...

Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Museum of Natural History's Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been ...

Analysis of ancient DNA from an extinct seabird demonstrates that even abundant and widespread species can be vulnerable to intense ...

Credit: Simon Thorrold (WHOI). In a study published today, scientists report that the long-term success of clownfish depends more on ...

Credit: Takashi Soyano Peas and other legumes develop spherical or cylindrical structures -- called nodules -- in their roots to ...

Credit: N. Robin, C. D'Haese and P. Barden When trying to better the odds for survival, a major dilemma that ...

Researchers traced neural connections in a newly discovered brain region of mantis shrimp, gaining new insights into how the fierce ...

How species in the wild are managing the risks and rewards of sharing space with humansCredit: University of Lincoln The ...