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Published How can a pollinating insect be recognized in the fossil record? - How to Identify Pollinating Insects in Fossil Records



Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) pl...
Published Which came first: The reptile or the egg? - Which Came First: The Reptile or the Egg?



The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers have revealed. ABSTR...
Published Natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations



New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organ...
Published Genetic methods enable the use of fossil lipids as biomarkers for oxygen-producing primordial bacteria



Cyanobacteria are a key species in Earth's history, as they introduced atmospheric oxygen for the fi...
Published Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys - Surprising Similarities in Stone Tools of Early Humans and Monkeys


Researchers have discovered artefacts produced by old world monkeys in Thailand that resemble stone...
Published Crocodile family tree mapped: New light shed on croc evolution



Around 250 million years ago, 700 species of reptiles closely related to the modern-day crocodile ro ...
Published 3D mouth of an ancient jawless fish suggests they were filter-feeders, not scavengers or hunters



Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify the...
Published Marsupials key to discovering the origin of heater organs in mammals



Around 100 million years ago, a remarkable evolutionary shift allowed placental mammals to diversify ...
Published Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors cooked up the animal kingdom



A series of whole genome and gene duplication events that go back hundreds of millions of years have ...
Published Iconic baobabs: The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees



The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree's origin story, revealing their surprising or...
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 Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**



A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...
Published How did humans learn to walk? New evolutionary study offers an earful



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



We often think of species as separate and distinct, but sometimes they can interbreed and create hyb...
Published Largest diversity study of 'magic mushrooms' investigates the evolution of psychoactive psilocybin production



The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced. P...
Published Mix of factors prompts owl monkeys to leave their parents



There comes a point in the lives of young owl monkeys when they leave their parents and strike out o...
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


The red junglefowl -- the wild ancestor of the chicken -- is losing its genetic diversity by interbr...
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



According to a new study, eukaryotes -- complex life forms with nuclei in their cells, including all...
Published Ecosystem evolution in Africa - Ecosystem Evolution in Africa: Understanding the Past and Preparing for the Future



New research pushes back the oldest evidence of C4 grass-dominated habitats in Africa -- and globall...
Published Madagascar mouse lemur retroviruses are diverse and surprisingly similar to ones found in polar bears or domestic sheep - Madagascar Mouse Lemur Retroviruses: Surprisingly Similar to Polar Bears and Domestic Sheep


Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many...