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Published How did humans learn to walk? New evolutionary study offers an earful
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study, which centers on evidence from skulls of a 6-million-year-old fossil ape, Lufengpithecu...
Published Researchers find genetic stability in a long-term Panamanian hybrid zone of manakin birds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source We often think of species as separate and distinct, but sometimes they can interbreed and create hyb...
Published Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,00...
Published Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others - Dinosaurs: The First to Take the Perspectives of Others
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality....
Published Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators - Bigger Flowers, Greater Rewards: Plants Adapt to Climate Disruptions to Lure Pollinators
(via sciencedaily.com) There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world...
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 Study reveals how pollinators cope with plant toxins - Study Reveals How Pollinators Cope with Plant Toxins
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Pollinators such as honeybees produce special enzymes that detoxify defence chemicals produced by pl...
Published Where do our limbs come from? - Where Do Our Limbs Come From?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have uncovered new clues about the origin of paired appendages -- a major evolutionary st...
Published Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish? - Who Were the First Ancestors of Present-Day Fish?
(via sciencedaily.com) What is the origin of the ancestors of present-day fish? What species evolved from them? A 50-year-o...
Published Which came first: The reptile or the egg? - Which Came First: The Reptile or the Egg?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers have revealed. ABSTR ...
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 Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes - Woolly Mammoths: Evolution of Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published Information 'deleted' from the human genome may be what made us human - Information 'Deleted' from the Human Genome May Be What Made Us Human
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source What the human genome is lacking compared with the genomes of other primates might have been as cruc...
Published New research redefines mammalian tree of life - New Research Redefines Mammalian Tree of Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists from around the globe are using the largest mammalian genomic dataset in history to deter...
Published Mammalian evolution provides hints for understanding the origins of human disease - Mammalian Evolution Provides Insights for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Even though it is important to know where these variations are located in the genome, it's also usef...
Published Researcher uses mammal DNA to zoom into the human genome with unprecedented resolution - Researcher Uses Mammal DNA to Zoom into the Human Genome with Unprecedented Resolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have precisely identified base pairs of the human genome that remained consistent over mi...
Published Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...
Published 'We're all Asgardians': New clues about the origin of complex life - We're All Asgardians: New Clues About the Origin of Complex Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source According to a new study, eukaryotes -- complex life forms with nuclei in their cells, including all...