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New Theory Uncovers Cancer's Deep Evolutionary Roots
July 12, 2013 — A new way to look at cancer -- by tracing its deep evolutionary roots to the dawn of multicellularity more than a billion years ago -- has been proposed. If their theory is correct, it promises to ... > full story -
Insect Discovery Sheds Light on Climate Change
July 11, 2013 — Biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of ... > full story -
Scientists Cast Doubt on Theory of What Triggered Antarctic Glaciation
July 11, 2013 — Scientists have found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional explanations for how Antarctica's ice sheet began forming. They report finding an ancient volcanic arc in the ... > full story -
New Insight Into the Human Genome Through the Lens of Evolution
July 11, 2013 — By comparing the human genome to the genomes of 34 other mammals, Australian scientists have described an unexpectedly high proportion of functional elements conserved through evolution. While other ... > full story -
Dinosaurs, Diets and Ecological Niches: Study Shows Recipe for Success
July 10, 2013 — A new scientific study answers a long-standing question in palaeontology -- how numerous species of large, plant-eating dinosaurs could co-exist successfully over geological time. Results from the ... > full story -
Asian Origins of Native American Dogs Confirmed
July 10, 2013 — Once thought to have been extinct, native American dogs are on the contrary thriving, according to a recent study that links these breeds to ancient ... > full story -
One More Homo Species? 3D-Comparative Analysis Confirms Status of Homo Floresiensis as Fossil Human Species
July 10, 2013 — Based on the analysis of 3-D landmark data from skull surfaces of Homo floresiensis, scientists provide compelling support for the hypothesis that Homo floresiensis was a distinct Homo ... > full story -
Inscription from the Time of Kings David and Solomon Found Near Southern Wall of Temple Mount in Jerusalem
July 10, 2013 — Working near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, an archaeologist has unearthed the earliest alphabetical written text ever uncovered in the ... > full story -
How Early Earth Kept Warm Enough to Support Life
July 9, 2013 — Solving the "faint young sun paradox" -- explaining how early Earth was warm and habitable for life beginning more than three billion years ago even though the sun was 20 percent dimmer than today -- ... > full story -
Neandertals Shared Speech and Language With Modern Humans, Study Suggests
July 9, 2013 — Fast-accumulating data seem to indicate that our close cousins, the Neandertals, were much more similar to us than imagined even a decade ago. But did they have anything like modern speech and ... > full story
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