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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
... > full story
Like Escape Artists, Rotifers Elude Enemies by Drying Up and -- Poof! -- They Are Gone With the Wind
They haven't had sex in some
30 million years, but some
very small invertebrates
named bdelloid rotifers are
still shocking biologists --
... > full story
Carbonate Veins Reveal Chemistry of Ancient Seawater
The chemical composition of
our oceans is not constant
but has varied significantly
over geological time. In a
new study, researchers
describe a novel method for
... > full story
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
... > full story
- Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
- Like Escape Artists, Rotifers Elude Enemies by Drying Up and -- Poof! -- They Are Gone With the Wind
- Carbonate Veins Reveal Chemistry of Ancient Seawater
- Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?
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How the Butterflies Got Their Spots
February 6, 2010 — 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 butterflies' genes ... > full story -
Dinosaur Had Vibrant Colors, Microscopic Fossil Clues Reveal
February 5, 2010 — Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million ... > full story -
Ancient Human Teeth Show That Stress Early in Development Can Shorten Life Span
February 5, 2010 — Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter lifespans. "Prehistoric remains are ... > full story -
Ancient Crocodile Relative Likely Food Source for Titanoboa, Largest Snake Ever Known
February 3, 2010 — A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles was likely a food source for Titanoboa, the largest snake the world has ever known. Paleontologists found fossils of the new species of ancient crocodile ... > full story -
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 -
Barefoot Running: How Humans Ran Comfortably and Safely Before the Invention of Shoes
February 1, 2010 — Scientists have found that those who run barefoot, or in minimal footwear, tend to avoid "heel-striking," and instead land on the ball of the foot or the middle of the foot. In so doing, these ... > 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 -
New Species of Tyrannosaur Discovered in Southwestern U.S.
February 1, 2010 — A new species of tyrannosaur has been discovered in the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness of New Mexico. Bistahieversor was different from other tyrannosauroids in having an extra opening above its eye, a ... > full story
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