June 12, 2023 —The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers have ...
June 8, 2023 —Socially tolerant species are better at controlling their emotions and behaviors, according to a new study of one of humanity's closest ...
June 7, 2023 —Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that dominated complex life on Earth about a billion years ago. They differed from complex eukaryotic life ...
June 6, 2023 —增长的老鼠之间的关系的研究e of tropical trees and the frequency of genetic mutations they accumulate suggests that older, long-lived trees play a greater role in generating ...
June 5, 2023 —Researchers show that an evolutionary change in the length of lizards' legs can have a significant impact on vegetation growth and spider populations on small islands in the Bahamas. This is one ...
June 2, 2023 —Researchers from 24 countries have analyzed the genomes of 809 individuals from 233 primate species, generating the most complete catalog of genomic information about our closest relatives to date. ...
June 1, 2023 —For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species' long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold climate has led to the evolution of social behaviours including ...
June 1, 2023 —Whole-genomic sequencing has revolutionized the amount and detail of genetic diversity now available to researchers to study. While the researchers previously had looked at a few hundred mobile ...
May 31, 2023 —The overfishing of codfish spanning the second half of the 20th century indicates that human action can force evolutionary changes more quickly than widely believed, according to a new ...
May 31, 2023 —Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution. They have pinpointed a previously ...
May 30, 2023 —A new study examined how bivalves -- the group that includes clams, mussels, scallops, and oysters -- evolved among many others in the period of rapid evolution known as the Cambrian Explosion. The ...
May 30, 2023 —A new study has found that genetic improvement is underlying the increasing speed of Britain's thoroughbreds. This contrasts with earlier studies that suggested racehorses were showing no ...
May 30, 2023 —Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague -- the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to ...
May 25, 2023 —A new study of the freshwater greenfin darter fish suggests river erosion can be a driver of biodiversity in tectonically inactive ...
May 24, 2023 —Species known as marine habitat-forming species -- gorgonians, corals, algae, seaweeds, marine phanerogams, etc.-- are organisms that help generate and structure the underwater landscapes. These are ...
May 24, 2023 —Scientists have uncovered new clues about the origin of paired appendages -- a major evolutionary step that remains unresolved and highly ...
May 23, 2023 —Research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of ...
May 22, 2023 —Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person's visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of ...
May 22, 2023 —Plants show enormous variety in traits relevant to breeding, such as plant height, yield and resistance to pests. One of the greatest challenges in modern plant research is to identify the ...
May 18, 2023 —Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged teeth unlike those of any known reptile. Along with other recent finds ...