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Insect Discovery Sheds Light on Climate Change
July 11, 2013 — Biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of ... > full story -
New Insight Into the Human Genome Through the Lens of Evolution
July 11, 2013 — By comparing the human genome to the genomes of 34 other mammals, Australian scientists have described an unexpectedly high proportion of functional elements conserved through evolution. While other ... > full story -
Dinosaurs, Diets and Ecological Niches: Study Shows Recipe for Success
July 10, 2013 — A new scientific study answers a long-standing question in palaeontology -- how numerous species of large, plant-eating dinosaurs could co-exist successfully over geological time. Results from the ... > full story -
Asian Origins of Native American Dogs Confirmed
July 10, 2013 — Once thought to have been extinct, native American dogs are on the contrary thriving, according to a recent study that links these breeds to ancient ... > full story -
One More Homo Species? 3D-Comparative Analysis Confirms Status of Homo Floresiensis as Fossil Human Species
July 10, 2013 — Based on the analysis of 3-D landmark data from skull surfaces of Homo floresiensis, scientists provide compelling support for the hypothesis that Homo floresiensis was a distinct Homo ... > full story -
Neandertals Shared Speech and Language With Modern Humans, Study Suggests
July 9, 2013 — Fast-accumulating data seem to indicate that our close cousins, the Neandertals, were much more similar to us than imagined even a decade ago. But did they have anything like modern speech and ... > full story -
The Origin of the Turtle Shell: Mystery Solved
July 9, 2013 — Biologists have finally solved the riddle of the origin of the turtle shell. By observing the development of different animal species and confirming their results with fossil analysis and genomic ... > full story -
The Evolution of Fins to Limbs in the Land Invasion Race
July 5, 2013 — Why did animals with limbs win the race to invade land over those with fins? A new study comparing the forces acting on fins of mudskipper fish and on the forelimbs of tiger salamanders can now be ... > full story -
Farming Started in Several Places at Once: Origins of Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
July 5, 2013 — For decades archaeologists have been searching for the origins of agriculture. Their findings indicated that early plant domestication took place in the western and northern Fertile Crescent. In a ... > full story -
Study of Mitochondrial DNA Ties Ancient Remains to Living Descendants
July 4, 2013 — Researchers report that they have found a direct genetic link between the remains of Native Americans who lived thousands of years ago and their living descendants. The team used mitochondrial DNA, ... > full story
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