Male deer stain their bellies according to their competitive context
Credit: University of Córdoba When it is time for mating season, the period when red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) are ...
Tag: Evolution
Toad disguises itself as deadly viper to avoid attack — world-first study reports
Decades of fieldwork uncover hissing and strike-warning impersonations by toadCredit: Photograph by Colin Tilbury. The first study of a toad ...
Data mining applied to scholarly publications to finally reveal Earth’s biodiversity
Credit: P Kishor (Plazi) At a time when a million species are at risk of extinction, according to a recent ...
Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria: Ötzi proves it
A study that was published today in Cell Host & Microbe explored for the first time the variation and evolution ...
An evolution in the understanding of evolution
New modeling tool has implications for better understanding of diseaseCredit: UVA Engineering Remember domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, ...
Paleontologists discover complete Saurornitholestes langstoni specimen
Discovery provides valuable insight into evolution of theropod dinosaurs around the worldCredit: Jan Sovak The discovery of a nearly complete ...
Industrial melanism linked to same gene in 3 moth species
Credit: Arjen van't Hof The rise of dark forms of many species of moth in heavily polluted areas of 19th ...
Museums put ancient DNA to work for wildlife
Old museum specimens are giving researchers fresh insights into endangered speciesCredit: Jay Yocis/UC Creative Services Scientists who are trying to ...
How roots grow hair
'Smoke detectors' in plants also control the growth of root hairCredit: Andreas Battenberg / TUM The roots of plants can ...
Pitt study: Sexual selection alone could spark formation of new species
Animals that seek mates and fight rivals that resemble parents could eventually set stage for new speciesCredit: Richards-Zawacki Lab PITTSBURGH--A ...
Old friends and new enemies: How evolutionary history can predict insect invader impacts
Credit: Jeff Garnas/University of New Hampshire About 450 nonnative, plant-eating insect species live in North American forests. Most of these ...
A secret in saliva: Food and germs helped humans evolve into unique member of great apes
Researchers say human and primate saliva 'could be overlooked hotbeds of evolutionary activity'Credit: Photo: Stefan Ruhl BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Two ...
X marks the spot: recombination in structurally distinct chromosomes
Credit: Hawley Lab KANSAS CITY, MO-Two years ago, scientists from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research reported the 3D structure ...
How human brain development diverged from great apes
Cell atlas of great ape forebrain development illuminates dynamic gene-regulatory features that are unique to humansCredit: Enrique Guisado Triay Since ...
Rice blast fungus discovery will drive crop innovation
Credit: Nick Talbot A secret weapon used by the killer rice blast fungus to infect host plants has been discovered ...
Researchers uncover novel virus type that may shed light on viral evolution
Credit: FIGURE ADAPTED FROM Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 75 (2019) 103975. © 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. Viruses are non-living ...
Two new porcelain crab species discovered
Credit: T. Britayev and D. Martin Two new porcelain crab species have been described in the ZooKeys journal by scientists ...
Natural loss of foot muscle in rodents shares mechanisms often associated with disease and injury
New discovery around the evolutionary loss of foot muscles in the lesser Egyptian jerboa challenges expectations of how developmental tissue ...
Piranha fish swap old teeth for new simultaneously
Credit: University of Washington Piranha fish have a powerful bite. Their teeth help them shred through the flesh of their ...
Many cooks don’t spoil the broth: Manifold symbionts prepare the host for any eventuality
Deep-sea mussels harbor up to 16 different strains of bacteria in their gills, keeping them prepared for environmental changesCredit: MARUM ...
