Evolution
Butterflies and their unique mating preferences
Study links genetics, vision and neural processing to mating behavior in Heliconius butterflies.
Flexible joints and their evolutionary history
Synovial joints identified for the first time in multiple ancient fish lineages.
Some bacteria evolve like clockwork with the seasons
The longest natural metagenome time series ever collected, with microbes, reveals a startling evolutionary pattern on repeat.
Today’s genetic code likely came after other codes that have since gone extinct
Study sheds light on origin of genetic code.
Teaching evolution with conflict reduction methods improves acceptance
Highly religious Christian students accepted evolution more when taught conflict-reduction practices.
Our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier species
Brains grew faster as humans evolved.
Plants treated with herbicides incur more damage from insects
While studying the eco-evolutionary implications of using herbicides, researchers at the University of Michigan found that insects do greater damage to herbicide-treated plants. The...
Unveiling the urban revolution in Northern Arabia
Al-Natah, occupied from 2400 to 1500 BCE, marks key transition from pastoralism to complex urban settlements.
Exploring the fascinating world of cretaceous birds
New fossil species reveal diverse body sizes and lifestyles of birds before mass extinction.
An unexpected genetic mechanism influences butterfly wing evolution
Genomic dark matter solves butterfly evolutionary riddle.
Fossil shows penguin wing evolution
According to an international study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, a tiny fossil penguin is crucial to understanding...
New study increases our understanding of early life on Earth
It could shape the search for life on other planets.
New evolution theory: Why animals shrink?
The study identified three distinct patterns of body-size change.
UCLA researcher discovers menopause in wild chimpanzees
Menopause supported by demographics and hormonal data in wild chimpanzees.
Study determine the average age at conception for men and women throughout the past 250,000 years
Fathers are consistently older than mothers throughout human evolutionary history, but that age gap has shrunk.
Human evolution continues, reveals forearm artery
This evolutionary trend will continue in those born 80 years from today.
New research suggests sex appeal helped some dinosaurs take flight
Many dinosaurs were covered with simple hair-like feathers. These feathers solely served as insulation to keep dinosaurs warm and had absolutely nothing to do...
Intelligent Men More Likely to Marry and Stay Married
Scientists generally agree that intelligence can be captured by psychometric tests. Although, there are various ways to define it including as one's capacity for...
Genetic Study Uncovers Evolutionary History of Dingoes
A major study of dingo DNA has revealed dingoes most likely migrated to Australia in two separate waves via a former land bridge with...
We are Born with a Fear of Spiders And Snakes
Spiders and snakes are gross and scary. Even in developed countries, most of the people are scared of these animals. The disgust and cultural history...