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Published Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America - Butterfly Tree of Life Reveals an Origin in North America
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered where butterflies originated and which plants the first butterflies relie...
Published Evolution: South Africa's hominin record is a fair-weather friend - Evolution: South Africa's Hominin Record is a Fair-Weather Friend
(via sciencedaily.com) The fossil record of early hominins in South Africa is biased towards periods of drier climate, sugg...
Published DNA sequence enhances understanding origins of jaws - DNA Sequence Enhances Understanding Origins of Jaws
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have discovered and characterized a DNA sequence found in jawed vertebrates, such as sha...
Published Early humans may have first walked upright in the trees - Early Humans May Have First Walked Upright in the Trees
(via sciencedaily.com) Human bipedalism -- walking upright on two legs -- may have evolved in trees, and not on the ground...
Published A 10,000-year-old infant burial provides insights into the use of baby carriers and family heirlooms in prehistory - A 10,000-Year-Old Infant Burial: Insights into Prehistoric Baby Carriers and Family Heirlooms
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers argue that they have found evidence of the use of baby carriers 10,000 years ago at the...
Published Ethical ancient DNA research must involve descendant communities, say researchers - Ethical Ancient DNA Research Must Involve Descendant Communities, Say Researchers
(via sciencedaily.com) The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoverie...
Published Gene variations for immune and metabolic conditions have persisted in humans for more than 700,000 years - Gene Variations for Immune and Metabolic Conditions Have Persisted in Humans for More Than 700,000 Years
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study explores 'balancing selection' by analyzing thousands of modern human genomes alongside...
Published Geneticists discover hidden 'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions - Geneticists Discover Hidden 'Whole Genome Duplication' That May Explain Why Some Species Survived Mass Extinctions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has...
Published A statistical fix for archaeology's dating problem - A Statistical Fix for Archaeology's Dating Problem
(via sciencedaily.com) Archaeologists have long had a dating problem. The radiocarbon analysis typically used to reconstruc...
Published Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago - Humans' Evolutionary Relatives Butchered One Another 1.45 Million Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives but...
Published Warm-bodied ties between mammals and birds more ancient than previously recognized - Warm-bodied Ties Between Mammals and Birds More Ancient Than Previously Recognized
(via sciencedaily.com) The evolutionary origin of endothermy (the ability to maintain a warm body and higher energy levels...
Published Idea of ice age 'species pump' in the Philippines boosted by new way of drawing evolutionary trees - Idea of Ice Age 'Species Pump' in the Philippines Boosted by New Way of Drawing Evolutionary Trees
(via sciencedaily.com) A groundbreaking Bayesian method and new statistical analyses of genomic data from geckos in the Phi...
Published DNA from domesticated chickens is tainting genomes of wild red junglefowl, study finds - DNA from Domesticated Chickens is Tainting Genomes of Wild Red Junglefowl, Study Finds
(via sciencedaily.com) The red junglefowl -- the wild ancestor of the chicken -- is losing its genetic diversity by interbr ...
Published Geneticists discover new wild goat subspecies via ancient DNA - Geneticists Discover New Wild Goat Subspecies via Ancient DNA
(via sciencedaily.com) Geneticists have discovered a previously unknown lineage of wild goats over ten millennia old. The n...
Published How crocs can go hours without air: Crocodilian hemoglobin - How Crocs Can Go Hours Without Air: Crocodilian Hemoglobin
(via sciencedaily.com) The crocodilian edition of hemoglobins -- the scuba tanks of the blood -- work so well that crocs ca...
Published Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind altering experiences - Dizzy Apes Provide Clues on Human Need for Mind Altering Experiences
(via sciencedaily.com) Great apes deliberately spin themselves in order make themselves dizzy -- findings which could provi...
Published Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and wellbeing in developed countries - Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods: A Clue to Improving Education and Wellbeing in Developed Countries
(via sciencedaily.com) Hunter-gatherers can help us understand the conditions that children may be psychologically adapted...
Published Significant variation in anatomy of human guts - Significant Variation in Anatomy of Human Guts
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with...
Published Genome studies uncover a new branch in fungal evolution - Genome Studies Uncover a New Branch in Fungal Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that had resisted categorization have been shown to have a commo...
Published New fossil reveals origin of arthropod breathing system - New Fossil Reveals Origin of Arthropod Breathing System
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods. ABSTRACT: Ne...