
Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
The traditional view is that
ecology shapes evolution.
Some research has suggested,
however, that evolutionary
processes reciprocate by
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Like Escape Artists, Rotifers Elude Enemies by Drying Up and -- Poof! -- They Are Gone With the Wind
They haven't had sex in some
30 million years, but some
very small invertebrates
named bdelloid rotifers are
still shocking biologists --
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Carbonate Veins Reveal Chemistry of Ancient Seawater
The chemical composition of
our oceans is not constant
but has varied significantly
over geological time. In a
new study, researchers
describe a novel method for
... > full story

Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?
Biochemists have described
the process by which
bacteria developed into more
complex cells and found this
crucial step happened much
... > full story
- Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
- Like Escape Artists, Rotifers Elude Enemies by Drying Up and -- Poof! -- They Are Gone With the Wind
- Carbonate Veins Reveal Chemistry of Ancient Seawater
- Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?
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How the Butterflies Got Their Spots
February 6, 2010 How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing color and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin's day. Now, scientists have found "hot spots" in the butterflies' genes ... > full story -
Dinosaur Had Vibrant Colors, Microscopic Fossil Clues Reveal
February 5, 2010 Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million ... > full story -
Ancient Human Teeth Show That Stress Early in Development Can Shorten Life Span
February 5, 2010 Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter lifespans. "Prehistoric remains are ... > full story -
Imaging Method for Eye Disease Used to Eye Art Forgeries
February 4, 2010 Scientists in Poland are describing how a medical imaging technique has taken on a second life in revealing forgery of an artist's signature and changes in inscriptions on paintings that are hundreds ... > full story -
Learning from Climate's Sedimental Journey
February 4, 2010 By analyzing sediments up to 4,000 years old, an environmental scientist is hoping to provide a tool to help predict future climate change. Ancient records of what was happening with climate ... > full story -
Moss Helps Chart the Conquest of Land by Plants
February 4, 2010 Clues to how the first land plants managed to avoid drying out might be provided by bryophytes, a group that includes the mosses, many of which retain remarkable drought tolerance. Some mosses can ... > full story -
Researchers Recover and Restore One of Two Oldest Copies of the Quran
February 4, 2010 A 13th century Andalusi Quran, recovered fortuitously in the town of Cútar, has been restored. The original Qur'an has been studied, restored and edited thanks to an agreement between the ... > full story -
Ancient Crocodile Relative Likely Food Source for Titanoboa, Largest Snake Ever Known
February 3, 2010 A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles was likely a food source for Titanoboa, the largest snake the world has ever known. Paleontologists found fossils of the new species of ancient crocodile ... > full story -
New Research Rejects 80-Year Theory of 'Primordial Soup' as the Origin of Life
February 3, 2010 For 80 years it has been accepted that early life began in a "primordial soup" of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later. Today the "soup" theory has been ... > full story -
Fossils Show Earliest Animal Trails
February 3, 2010 Trails found in rocks dating back 565 million years are thought to be the earliest evidence of animal locomotion ever found. The newly-discovered fossils, from rocks in Newfoundland in Canada, were ... > full story
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