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Published Across oceans and millennia: decoding the origin and history of the bottle gourd



Researchers have uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one...
Published Some mice may owe their monogamy to a newly evolved type of cell



What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent re...
Published Toothed whale echolocation organs evolved from jaw muscles



Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales w...
Published Tanks of the Triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified



Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the...
Published Mediterranean marine worm has developed enormous eyes



Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they can m...
Published Rare 3D fossils show that some early trees had forms unlike any you've ever seen



In the fossil record, trees typically are preserved with only their trunks. They don't usually inclu...
Published Small, but smart: How symbiotic bacteria adapt to big environmental changes



Lucinid clams, inconspicuous inhabitants of the seafloor and one of the most diverse group of animal ...
Published Trout in mine-polluted rivers are genetically 'isolated'



Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically 'is...
Published Early summer fishing can have an evolutionary impact, resulting in smaller salmon



A new genetic study found that heavy fishing in the early part of the fishing season may result in y...
Published Like dad and like mum ... all in one plant



Scientists have established a system to generate clonal sex cells in tomato plants and used them to...
Published DNA from preserved feces reveals ancient Japanese gut environment



DNA from ancient feces can offer archaeologists new clues about the life and health of Japanese peop...
Published Extinct ape gets a facelift, 12 million years later



A new study has reconstructed the well-preserved but damaged skull of a great ape species that lived...
Published Head lice evolution mirrors human migration and colonization in the Americas



A new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that lice came to the Americas twice -- once durin...
Published Evolution of taste: Early sharks were able to perceive bitter substances



New genetic data show that humans and sharks share bitter taste receptors, even though their evoluti...
Published Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins



Palaeontologists have discovered X-ray evidence of proteins in fossil feathers that sheds new light...
Published The hidden rule for flight feathers -- and how it could reveal which dinosaurs could fly



Scientists examined hundreds of birds in museum collections and discovered a suite of feather charac...
Published Mutation rates in whales are much higher than previously reported



An international team of marine scientists has studied the DNA of family groups from four different...
Published Researchers discover hidden step in dinosaur feather evolution



Scientists discover 'zoned development' in dinosaur skin, with zones of reptile-style scales and zon...
Published 'Missing' early sea sponges discovered



Geobiologists reported a 550 million-year-old sea sponge that had been missing from the fossil recor...
Published Tracing the evolution of ferns' surprisingly sweet defense strategy



Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic i ...