Charles Darwin in the News

Posted February 24, 2007:

• Experimental Evolution In Robots Probes The Emergence Of Biological Communication

Posted February 23, 2007:

• What Is Wrong With Intelligent Design?

Posted February 18, 2007:

• Europeans' Understanding Of Science, Evolution, More Advanced Than Americans

Posted February 16, 2007:

• 'Regressive Evolution' In Cavefish: Natural Selection Or Genetic Drift
• Out Of Africa -- Bacteria, As Well: Homo Sapiens And H. Pylori Jointly Spread Across The Globe

Posted February 12, 2007:

• No Missing Link? Evolutionary Changes Occur Suddenly, Professor Says

Posted February 6, 2007:

• Human Proteins Evolving Slowly Thanks To Multitasking Genes

Posted January 29, 2007:

• Does Evolution Select For Faster Evolvers? Horizontal Gene Transfer Adds To Complexity, Speed Of Evolution

Posted January 24, 2007:

• How Fishes Conquered The Ocean

Posted January 21, 2007:

• The Hitchhiker's Guide To Altruism: Study Explains How Costly Traits Evolve

Posted January 16, 2007:

• Closing A Loophole In The RNA World Hypothesis
• 40,000-Year-Old Skull Shows Both Modern Human And Neandertal Traits

Posted January 12, 2007:

• 'Out Of Africa' Theory Boost: Skull Dating Suggests Modern Humans Evolved In Africa
• World's Largest Flower Evolved From Family Of Much Tinier Blooms

Posted January 8, 2007:

• Annual Plants May Cope With Global Warming Better Than Long-Living Species

Posted January 4, 2007:

• The Evolution Of Human Diet

Posted December 29, 2006:

• Complexity Constrains Evolution Of Human Brain Genes

Posted December 23, 2006:

• Winning By A Neck: Giraffes Avoid Competing With Shorter Browsers

Posted December 20, 2006:

• Software, Evolution And Micro-Inversions: Improving The Building Of Phylogenetic Trees
• Human-Chimp Difference May Be Bigger
• History-Hunting Geneticists Can Still Follow Familiar Trail

Posted December 18, 2006:

• New Male-Specific Gene In Algae Unveils An Origin Of Male And Female
• Shoulder Ligament A Linchpin In The Evolution Of Flight

Posted December 14, 2006:

• Two Studies On Bee Evolution Reveal Surprises

Posted December 12, 2006:

• New Insights Into The Origin Of Life On Earth

Posted December 11, 2006:

• Evolution And The Workaround: Do Aggressive Cancers Pile Up Extra Chromosomes As Genomic 'Backup' Systems?

Posted December 10, 2006:

• Solving Darwin's Dilemma: Oxygen May Be The Clue To First Appearance Of Large Animals

Posted December 9, 2006:

• Geobiologists Solve 'Catch-22 Problem' Concerning The Rise Of Atmospheric Oxygen

Posted December 5, 2006:

• Vanishing Beetle Horns Have Surprise Function

Posted December 4, 2006:

• New Clues To How Sex Evolves

Posted December 1, 2006:

• Evolution Of Influenza A Virus

Posted November 24, 2006:

• Genetic Variation: We're More Different Than We Thought

Posted November 18, 2006:

• Pressured By Predators, Lizards See Rapid Shift In Natural Selection

Posted November 17, 2006:

• Does Natural Selection Drive The Evolution Of Cancer?
• Unraveling Where Chimp And Human Brains Diverge

Posted November 14, 2006:

• What's The Difference Between Mice And Men?

Posted November 13, 2006:

• More Species In The Tropics Because Species Have Been There Longer, Study Suggests
• Sperm Proteome Gives 'Tantalizing Glimpse' Towards The Origin Of Sex

Posted November 9, 2006:

• Scientists Establish Connection Between Life Today And Ancient Changes In Ocean Chemistry

Posted November 6, 2006:

• Novel Experiment Documents Evolution Of Genome In Near-Real Time

Posted November 3, 2006:

• Neuron Cell Stickiness May Hold Key To Evolution Of The Human Brain

Posted October 31, 2006:

• Phoenix Rising: Scientists Resuscitate A 5 Million-Year-Old Retrovirus

Posted October 29, 2006:

• Social Amoebas' Family Tree Reveals Evolutionary Clues

Posted October 26, 2006:

• Research Discovers Oldest Bee, Evolutionary Link

Posted October 25, 2006:

• Viral Marker Of Human Migration Suspect

Posted October 24, 2006:

• Sunflower Speciation Highlights Roles For Transposable Elements In Evolution
• Study Suggests Evolutionary Link Between Diet, Brain Size In Orangutans
• Diversity Promotes Cooperation Among Microbes

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