Charles Darwin in the News

Posted April 29, 2010:

• 'Different Forms of Flowers' Continues to Fascinate: Darwin's Influential Study Inspires Research on Breeding System Called Heterostyly
• How Important Is Geographical Isolation in Speciation?

Posted April 22, 2010:

• Hamlet Fish Sheds Light on Evolution of Marine Species

Posted April 12, 2010:

• Kissing Cousins: Genes Critical to Moths’ Complicated Sexual Communication and Their Evolution Uncovered
• Pre-History of Life: Elegantly Simple Organizing Principles Seen in Ribosomes

Posted April 9, 2010:

• Rewiring of Gene Regulation Across 300 Million Years of Evolution

Posted April 6, 2010:

• Darwin's Finch and the Evolution of Smell

Posted April 5, 2010:

• Form or Function? Evolution Takes Different Paths, Genetic Study Shows

Posted April 2, 2010:

• Traces of Early Native Americans -- In Sunflower Genes

Posted April 1, 2010:

• Stone Age Scandinavians Unable to Digest Milk, Study Shows

Posted March 25, 2010:

• Fossil of Newly Discovered Species Found in Spain

Posted March 22, 2010:

• Evolution More Rapid Than Darwin Thought

Posted March 17, 2010:

• Dogs Likely Originated in the Middle East, New Genetic Data Indicate

Posted March 15, 2010:

• Flowering Plants May Be Considerably Older Than Previously Thought

Posted March 12, 2010:

• Phylogenetic Analysis of Mexican Cave Scorpions Suggests Adaptation to Caves Is Reversible

Posted March 11, 2010:

• Scientists Discover 600 Million-Year-Old Origins of Vision

Posted March 10, 2010:

• Students' Perceptions of Earth's Age Influence Acceptance of Human Evolution

Posted March 8, 2010:

• Unselfish Molecules May Have Helped Give Birth to the Genetic Material of Life

Posted March 3, 2010:

• Strategic Research Program Needed to Determine Whether, How Past Climate Influenced Human Evolution

Posted March 2, 2010:

• 'Missing Link' Fossil Was Not Human Ancestor as Claimed, Anthropologists Say
• Modern Man Found to Be Generally Monogamous, Moderately Polygamous
• Genetic Footprint of Natural Selection

Posted March 1, 2010:

• Ancient DNA from Rare Fossil Reveals That Polar Bears Evolved Recently and Adapted Quickly

Posted February 25, 2010:

• Stickleback Genomes Shining Bright Light on Evolution
• Interactions Between Species: Powerful Driving Force Behind Evolution?

Posted February 23, 2010:

• Small Dogs Originated in the Middle East, Genetic Study Finds
• DNA Sequencing Unlocks Evolutionary Origins, Relationships Among Flowering Plants

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Simple Math Explains Dramatic Beak Shape Variation in Darwin's Finches
• Scientists Create Tiny RNA Molecule With Big Implications for Life's Origins
• DNA Evidence Tells 'Global Story' of Human History

Posted February 18, 2010:

• Evolutionary Game of Rock-Paper-Scissors May Lead to New Species

Posted February 17, 2010:

• New Type of Genetic Variation Could Strengthen Natural Selection

Posted February 5, 2010:

• How the Butterflies Got Their Spots
• Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?

Posted February 4, 2010:

• Dinosaur Had Vibrant Colors, Microscopic Fossil Clues Reveal

Posted February 3, 2010:

• Fossils Show Earliest Animal Trails

Posted February 2, 2010:

• New Research Rejects 80-Year Theory of 'Primordial Soup' as the Origin of Life

Posted February 1, 2010:

• Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
• Last Ancestor Humans Shared With Worms Had Sophisticated Brain, microRNAs Show

Posted January 31, 2010:

• Rotting Fish Heads: Novel Studies of Decomposition Shed New Light on Our Earliest Fossil Ancestry

Posted January 28, 2010:

• Dinosaur Discovery Helps Solve Piece of Evolutionary Puzzle
• Developmental Delay May Explain Behavior of Easygoing Bonobo Apes

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Color of Dinosaur Feathers Identified

Posted January 26, 2010:

• Is the Hobbit's Brain Unfeasibly Small?
• Medical Students May Soon Be Tested on Evolution

Posted January 20, 2010:

• 'Survival of the Cutest' Proves Darwin Right

Posted January 19, 2010:

• Rice Responsible for Asians' Alcohol Flush Reaction, Research Finds
• New Theory on the Origin of Primates

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Chimp and Human Y Chromosomes Evolving Faster Than Expected

Posted January 11, 2010:

• Biologists Merge Methods, Results from Different Disciplines to Find New Meaning in Old Data

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