‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report
Credit: Photo by Tom Murphy CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A rover scanning the surface of Mars for evidence of life might ...
Tag: Evolution
Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders
Lipid discovered in soil-dwelling bacteria helps explain 'hygiene hypothesis'Credit: CU Boulder Thirty years after scientists coined the term "hygiene hypothesis" ...
All ears: Genetic bases of mammalian inner ear evolution
Mammals have adapted to live in the darkest of caves and the deepest oceans, and from the highest mountains to ...
Chimps caught crabbing
Could some chimpanzees' crustacean crave yield clues about human evolution?Credit: Kyoto University/Kathelijne Koops Kyoto, Japan -- Why do we fish? ...
Studying the evolution of oceans — grant
Credit: Virginia Tech Frank O. Aylward, an assistant professor with the Department of Biological Sciences in the Virginia Tech College ...
Fossil zooplankton indicate that marine ecosystems have entered the Anthropocene
Researchers publish a new global study in NatureCredit: Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; C. ...
New snake species in Europe named after a long-forgotten Iron Age kingdom
The description of a new rat snake species from eastern Turkey, Elaphe urartica, has been published in the journal PeerJCredit: ...
New mutations for herbicide resistance rarer than expected, study finds
Credit: Photo courtesy Patrick Tranel CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- After exposing more than 70 million grain amaranth seeds to a soil-based ...
Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright
Credit: NASA LAWRENCE -- Did ancient supernovae induce proto-humans to walk on two legs, eventually resulting in homo sapiens with ...
How language developed: Comprehension learning precedes vocal production
Human language and communication skills are unique in the animal kingdom. How they developed in the course of evolution is ...
How corn’s ancient ancestor swipes left on crossbreeding
Determining how one species becomes distinct from another has been a subject of fascination dating back to Charles DarwinCredit: Courtesy ...
New research shows that mites and ticks are close relatives
Credit: David Walter Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum in London have reconstructed the evolutionary ...
Crabs’ camouflage tricks revealed
Credit: Martin Stevens Crabs from a single species rely on different camouflage techniques depending on what habitat they live in, ...
Egyptian fruit bats trade food for sex
Female scroungers form bonds with particular male producers and exchange mating for nourishment, Tel Aviv University researchers sayCredit: Sasha Danilovich ...
Wolf-dog ‘swarms’ threaten Europe’s wolves
Credit: LIPU Oasi Castel di Guido, Rome "Swarms" of wolf-dog crossbreeds could drive Europe's wolves out of existence, according to ...
CRC-TRR 161 on visual computing approved for second funding period
Joint research carried out by the Universities of Konstanz, Stuttgart, Ulm and LMU Munich on the topic of 'Quantitative Methods ...
Tortoises on the menu
Wild chimpanzees eat tortoises after cracking them open against tree trunksCredit: Erwan Theleste "We have known for decades that chimpanzees ...
Ancient proteins offer clues to the past
Archeologists once relied solely on artifacts, such as skeletal remains, fossils and pottery sherds, to learn about past species and ...
3-million-year-old fossilized mouse reveals evolutionary secrets of color
Credit: The University of Manchester The evolutionary use of colour for mammal's survival in the wild is evident from, red ...
In a first, researchers identify reddish coloring in an ancient fossil
X-rays reveal an extinct mouse was dressed in brown to reddish fur on its back and sides and had a ...
