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Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded from Fossil
Scientists have completed
the genome sequence of a
Denisovan, a representative
of an Asian group of extinct
humans related to
Neanderthals. ... > full story
Neanderthal Demise Due to Many Influences, Including Cultural Changes
Although many
anthropologists believe that
modern humans ancestors
"wiped out" Neanderthals,
it's more likely that
... > full story
Fossil Cricket Reveals Jurassic Love Song
The love song of an extinct
cricket that lived 165
million years ago has been
brought back to life by
scientists. The song –
possibly the most ancient
known musical song
... > full story
First Plants Caused Ice Ages, New Research Reveals
New research reveals how the
arrival of the first plants
470 million years ago
triggered a series of ice
ages. The research reveals
the effects that the first
... > full story
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Scientists Prove Plausibility of New Pathway to Life's Chemical Building Blocks
January 31, 2012 — Scientists have demonstrated an alternative pathway to life-essential sugars called the glyoxylate scenario, which may push the field of pre-life chemistry past the formose reaction ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Holds Clues to Climate Change Adaptation
January 31, 2012 — Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental ... > full story -
Chimp 'X Factor': Extensive Adaptive Evolution Specifically Targeting the X Chromosome of Chimpanzees
January 30, 2012 — Genetic mutations that boost an individual's adaptability have greater chances of getting through to X chromosomes -- at least in chimpanzees, according to new Danish research. An analysis of the ... > full story -
Life Beyond Earth? Underwater Caves in Bahamas Could Give Clues
January 26, 2012 — Discoveries made in some underwater caves by researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perhaps give hints of what types of marine ... > full story -
Following Genetic Footprints out of Africa: First Modern Humans Settled in Arabia
January 26, 2012 — A new study, using genetic analysis to look for clues about human migration over sixty thousand years ago, suggests that the first modern humans settled in Arabia on their way from the Horn of Africa ... > full storyMore: -
Scientists Discover New Clue to Chemical Origins of Life
January 24, 2012 — Organic chemists have made a significant advance towards establishing the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks of life. The researchers have re-created a process which ... > full story -
Ancient Domesticated Dog Skull Found in Siberian Cave: 33,000 Years Old
January 23, 2012 — A 33,000-year-old dog skull unearthed in a Siberian mountain cave presents some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication and indicates that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Evolutionary Origin of Oxygen-Based Cellular Respiration
January 22, 2012 — Researchers in Japan have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase (qNOR), a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins of our earliest oxygen-breathing ... > full story -
Biologists Replicate Key Evolutionary Step
January 17, 2012 — More than 500 million years ago, single-celled organisms on the Earth's surface began forming multicellular clusters that ultimately became plants and animals. Just how that happened is a question ... > full story -
Most Recent European Great Ape Discovered
January 13, 2012 — Based on a hominid molar, scientists from Germany, Bulgaria and France have documented that great apes survived in Europe in savannah-like landscapes until seven million years ... > full story
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