Dogs Chase Efficiently, But Cats Skulk Counterintuitively
A new study suggests that
evolution can behave as
differently as dogs and
cats. While the dogs depend
on an energy-efficient style
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New Giant Toothless Pterosaur Species Discovered
A new species of pterosaur,
the largest of its kind to
ever be found, has been
discovered. It represents an
entirely new genus of these
flying reptiles that ruled
... > full story
Flexibility Trumps Fitness In Sexual Reproduction, Says New Theory In Evolutionary Biology
An intriguing new theory of
evolutionary biology says
the reason sexual
reproduction may be so
successful is that it
... > full story
Humanity May Hold Key For Next Earth Evolution
Human degradation of the
environment has the
potential to stall an
ongoing process of planetary
evolution, and even rewind
the evolutionary clock to
... > full story
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Bacterial Biofilms As Fossil Makers
November 28, 2008 Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal ... > full story -
Two From One: Evolution Of Genders From Hermaphroditic Ancestors Mapped Out
November 27, 2008 Research could finally provide evidence of the first stages of the evolution of separate sexes, a theory that holds that males and females developed from hermaphroditic ancestors. These early stages ... > full story -
How Did Turtles Get Their Shells? Oldest Known Turtle Fossil, 220 Million Years Old, Give Clues
November 27, 2008 Since the age of dinosaurs, turtles have looked pretty much as they do now with their shells intact, and scientists lacked conclusive evidence to support competing evolutionary theories. Now with the ... > full story -
Institute For Missing Persons Gives Hope For Peace In The Balkans
November 27, 2008 Archaeologists have dug out bodies from mass graves in the former Yugoslavia. The wars in the Balkans in the 1990s resulted in about 40 000 people going missing, of those, as many as 30 000 in ... > full story -
Jurassic Turtles Could Swim
November 26, 2008 Around 164 million years ago the earliest aquatic turtles lived in lakes and lagoons on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, according to new ... > full story -
Proteins Strangle Cell During Division
November 25, 2008 A Swedish research group has discovered a new mechanism for cell division in a microorganism found in extremely hot and acidic conditions. The results of the research offer insights into evolution, ... > full story -
Discovery Of Giant Roaming Deep Sea Protist Provides New Perspective On Animal Evolution
November 21, 2008 Groove-like tracks on the ocean floor made by giant deep-sea single-celled organisms could lead to new insights into the evolutionary origin of animals, according to ... > full story -
Darwin Was Right About How Evolution Can Affect Whole Group
November 20, 2008 Worker ants of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your fertility. The highly specialized worker castes in ants represent the pinnacle of social organization in the insect world. As in any ... > full story -
What The Social Lives Of Brewer’s Yeast Say About Evolution
November 19, 2008 An ingenious social behavior that mobilizes yeast cells to cooperate in protecting each other from stress, antibiotics and other dangers is driven by the activity of a single gene, scientists report ... > full story -
Anthropologist Assembles And Copies Skeleton Of Extinct Lemur
November 17, 2008 Scientists have nearly complete a skeleton of a rare species of extinct lemur. Collecting and casting of the lemur bones and assembling them into a near complete skeleton capped off a process that ... > full story
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