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Rare Protozoan from Sludge in Norwegian Lake Does Not Fit on Main Branches of Tree of Life
April 26, 2012 — Humankind's remotest relative is a very rare micro-organism from south-Norway. The discovery may provide an insight into what life looked like on earth almost one thousand million years ago. ... > full story -
Evolution on an Island: Fossils Show Secret for a Longer Life
April 25, 2012 — Scientists have discovered one of the first fossil-based evidences supporting the evolutionary theory of aging, which predicts that species evolving in low mortality and resource-limited ecosystems ... > full story -
Did Bone Ease Acid for Early Land Crawlers?
April 24, 2012 — Scientists have proposed that the bony structures in the skin of many early four-legged creatures might have been there to relieve acid buildup in bodily fluids. Analysis of their anatomy suggests ... > full story -
Following Life's Chemistry to the Earliest Branches on the Tree of Life
April 24, 2012 — Scientists have traced the development of life-sustaining chemistry to the earliest forms of life on ... > full storyMore: -
'Inhabitants of Madrid' Ate Elephants’ Meat and Bone Marrow 80,000 Years Ago
April 24, 2012 — Humans that populated the banks of the river Manzanares during the Middle Palaeolithic fed themselves on pachyderm meat and bone marrow. This is what a new study shows and has found percussion and ... > full story -
Mysterious 'Monster' Discovered by Amateur Paleontologist
April 24, 2012 — For 70 years, academic paleontologists in Cincinnati have been assisted by a dedicated corps of amateurs. One such amateur recently found a very large and very mysterious fossil that has ... > full story -
Did Exploding Stars Help Life on Earth Thrive?
April 24, 2012 — Research by a Danish physicist suggests that the explosion of massive stars -- supernovae -- near the Solar System has strongly influenced the development of ... > full story -
Diversity Aided Mammals’ Survival Over Deep Time
April 23, 2012 — The first study of how mammals in North America adapted to climate change in “deep time” found that families with greater diversity were more stable and maintained larger ranges than less ... > full story -
How Ancient Viruses Became Genomic 'Superspreaders'
April 23, 2012 — Scientists have uncovered clues as to how our genomes became riddled with viruses. The study reveals important information about the so–called 'dark matter' of our ... > full storyMore: -
First Fertile, Then Futile: Ammonites Change in Reproductive Strategy Helped Them Survive Three Mass Extinctions
April 23, 2012 — Ammonites changed their reproductive strategy from initially few and large offspring to numerous and small hatchlings. Thanks to their many offspring, they survived three mass extinctions, a research ... > full story -
Forensic Science Used to Determine Who's Who in Pre-Columbian Peru
April 22, 2012 — Analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been used to establish migration and population patterns for American indigenous cultures during the time before Christopher Columbus sailed to the ... > full story -
Meat Eating Behind Evolutionary Success of Humankind, Global Population Spread, Study Suggests
April 20, 2012 — Carnivory is behind the evolutionary success of humankind. When early humans started to eat meat and eventually hunt, their new, higher-quality diet meant that women could wean their children ... > full story
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