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'Battle of the Sexes' Offers Evolutionary Insights: Role of Genital Spines in Reproductive Success of Fruit Flies
May 3, 2012 — The phrase "battle of the sexes" is taking on new meaning in research that has implications for our understanding of evolution. In a new paper, scientists examine the role of genital spines in the ... > full story -
Darwinian Selection Continues to Influence Human Evolution
April 30, 2012 — New evidence demonstrates that humans are continuing to evolve and that significant natural and sexual selection is still taking place in our species in the modern world. Despite advancements in ... > full story -
Geneticists Identify Genes Linked to Western African Pygmies' Small Stature
April 26, 2012 — If Pygmies are known for one trait, it is their short stature: Pygmy men stand just 4'11" on average. Now a study of the Western African Pygmies in Cameroon has identified genes that may be ... > full story -
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 -
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: -
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 -
Strange Cousins: Molecular Alternatives to DNA, RNA Offer New Insight Into Life’s Origins
April 19, 2012 — Scientists have been investigating properties of so-called xenonucleic acids or XNAs. They have demonstrated for the first time that six of these unnatural nucleic acid polymers are capable of ... > full story -
How Social Interaction and Teamwork Led to Human Intelligence
April 19, 2012 — Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be ... > full story -
Evolution: Vangas Beat Darwin’s Finches in Diversity
April 19, 2012 — The diversity of the Madagascan vangas is unique. The bird family only consists of 22 species, but these cover the whole range of body size of the passerines, the bird group vangas belong to (6,000 ... > full story
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