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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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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
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How the Butterflies Got Their Spots
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
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Dinosaur Had Vibrant Colors, Microscopic Fossil Clues Reveal
Deciphering microscopic
clues hidden within fossils,
scientists have uncovered
the vibrant colors that
adorned a feathered dinosaur
extinct for 150 million
... > full story
- Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
- Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?
- How the Butterflies Got Their Spots
- Dinosaur Had Vibrant Colors, Microscopic Fossil Clues Reveal
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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 -
Last Ancestor Humans Shared With Worms Had Sophisticated Brain, microRNAs Show
February 2, 2010 — The last ancestor we shared with worms, which roamed the seas around 600 million years ago, may already have had a sophisticated brain. Fossils cannot give us this information, but scientists have ... > full story -
Rotting Fish Heads: Novel Studies of Decomposition Shed New Light on Our Earliest Fossil Ancestry
February 1, 2010 — Decaying corpses are usually the domain of forensic scientists, but palaeontologists have discovered that studying rotting fish sheds new light on our earliest ... > full story -
Dinosaur Discovery Helps Solve Piece of Evolutionary Puzzle
January 29, 2010 — An expedition to the Gobi Desert has enabled researchers to solve the puzzle of how one group of dinosaurs came to look like birds independent of birds. Until now, there was no direct evidence that ... > full story -
Developmental Delay May Explain Behavior of Easygoing Bonobo Apes
January 29, 2010 — New research suggests that evolutionary changes in cognitive development underlie the extensive social and behavioral differences that exist between two closely related species of great apes. The ... > full story -
Color of Dinosaur Feathers Identified
January 28, 2010 — The color of some feathers on dinosaurs and early birds has been identified for the first time. The research found that the theropod dinosaur Sinosauropteryx had simple bristles -- precursors of ... > full story -
Is the Hobbit's Brain Unfeasibly Small?
January 27, 2010 — Homo floresiensis, a pygmy-sized small-brained hominin popularly known as 'the Hobbit' was discovered five years ago, but controversy continues over whether the small brain is actually due to a ... > full story -
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Medical Students May Soon Be Tested on Evolution
January 25, 2010 — What does evolution -- a field that often deals with changes over many generations -- have to do with preventing and treating disease in our lifetime? A lot, some scientists say. A collection of ... > full story -
Rice Responsible for Asians' Alcohol Flush Reaction, Research Finds
January 24, 2010 — The mutation responsible for the alcohol flush reaction, an unpleasant response to alcohol that is relatively common in people of Asian descent, may have occurred following the domestication of rice. ... > full story
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