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Published Climate change could lead to 'widespread chaos' for insect communities - Climate Change Could Lead to 'Widespread Chaos' for Insect Communities



New research explores how a warming world could impact ecosystems and derail the development of new...
Published Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants - Fossil Find in California Shakes Up the Natural History of Cycad Plants



According to researchers, a new analysis of an 80-million-year-old permineralized pollen cone found...
Published Swimming secrets of prehistoric reptiles unlocked by new study - Swimming Secrets of Prehistoric Reptiles Unlocked by New Study



The diverse swimming techniques of the ancient reptiles that ruled the Mesozoic seas have been revea...
Published River erosion can shape fish evolution - River Erosion Can Shape Fish Evolution



A new study of the freshwater greenfin darter fish suggests river erosion can be a driver of biodive...
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



Scientists have precisely identified base pairs of the human genome that remained consistent over mi...
Published Study reveals how pollinators cope with plant toxins - Study Reveals How Pollinators Cope with Plant Toxins



Pollinators such as honeybees produce special enzymes that detoxify defence chemicals produced by pl...
Published Study finds socially tolerant monkeys have better impulse control - Study Finds Socially Tolerant Monkeys Have Better Impulse Control



Socially tolerant species are better at controlling their emotions and behaviors, according to a new ...
Published Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils - Oldest Bat Skeletons Ever Found Described from Wyoming Fossils



Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The ...
Published A new model offers an explanation for the huge variety of sizes of DNA in nature - A New Model Explains the Diversity of DNA Sizes in Nature


A new model offers a possible solution to the scientific question of why neutral sequences, sometime...
Published Babies or beauty? Ancient origin of how female butterflies invest - Babies or Beauty? The Ancient Origin of How Female Butterflies Invest


When resources are scarce, most animals have to choose. A new study reveals an ancient origin to how...
Published New geosciences study shows Triassic fossils that reveal origins of living amphibians - New Geosciences Study Shows Triassic Fossils That Reveal Origins of Living Amphibians


A team of paleontologists have discovered the first 'unmistakable' Triassic-era caecilian fossil --...
Published Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution - Extinction of Steam Locomotives Derails Assumptions About Biological Evolution


When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomot...
Published 319-million-year-old fish preserves the earliest fossilized brain of a backboned animal - 319-Million-Year-Old Fish Preserves the Earliest Fossilized Brain of a Backboned Animal


The CT-scanned skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish, pulled from a coal mine in England m...
Published What should we call evolution driven by genetic engineering? Genetic welding, says researcher - Genetic Welding: The Evolution Driven by Genetic Engineering


With CRISPR-Cas9 technology, humans can now rapidly change the evolutionary course of animals or pla...
Published Mudskippers could be key to understanding evolution of blinking - Mudskippers: The Key to Understanding the Evolution of Blinking



Blinking is crucial for the eye. It's how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communica...
Published Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles - Like Ancient Mariners, Ancestors of Prochlorococcus Microbes Rode Out to Sea on Exoskeleton Particles



Throughout the ocean, billions upon billions of plant-like microbes make up an invisible floating fo...
Published When cheating pays -- survival strategy of insect uncovered - When Cheating Pays: The Unveiled Survival Strategy of Insects



Researchers have revealed the unique 'cheating' strategy a New Zealand insect has developed to avoid...
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



A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published How coral reefs can survive climate change - How Coral Reefs Can Survive Climate Change



Similar to the expeditions of a hundred or two hundred years ago, the Tara Pacific expedition lasted...
Published How crocs can go hours without air: Crocodilian hemoglobin - How Crocs Can Go Hours Without Air: Crocodilian Hemoglobin


The crocodilian edition of hemoglobins -- the scuba tanks of the blood -- work so well that crocs ca...