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How Life Arose on Earth: Researchers Brew Up Organics on Ice
September 18, 2012 — Would you like icy organics with that? Maybe not in your coffee, but researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are creating concoctions of organics, or carbon-bearing molecules, on ice in the ... > full story -
Little Ice Age Led to Migration of Island Hopping Arctic Foxes
September 11, 2012 — The Little Ice Age allowed a new wave of arctic foxes to colonise Iceland, according to new research. A "bridge" of sea ice appeared during a dip in temperatures between 200 to 500 years ago allowing ... > full story -
Human Impact Felt on Black Sea Long Before Industrial Era
September 4, 2012 — Researchers have pieced together a unique history of the Danube River delta and watershed that ultimately provides evidence for a transformative impact of humans on the Black Sea over hundreds, if ... > full story -
Simplifying Genetic Codes to Look Back in Time
August 26, 2012 — Researchers show simpler versions of the universal genetic code can still function in protein synthesis. In addition to understanding early primordial organisms, the research could lead to ... > full story -
Bird Louse Study Shows How Evolution Sometimes Repeats Itself
August 16, 2012 — Birds of a feather flock together and -- according to a new analysis -- so do their lice. A study of the genetic heritage of avian feather lice indicates that their louse ancestors first colonized a ... > full story -
A GPS in Your DNA
August 16, 2012 — Scientists have devised a method for more precisely determining the geographical location of a person's ancestral origins based on a model of genetic traits for every coordinate on the globe. He says ... > full story -
Remaking History: A New Take on How Evolution Has Shaped Modern Europeans
August 14, 2012 — Investigators say that new analytical techniques are changing long-held, simplistic views about the evolutionary history of humans in Europe. Their findings indicate that many cultural, climatic, and ... > full story -
Research Raises Doubts About Whether Modern Humans and Neanderthals Interbred
August 13, 2012 — New research raises questions about the theory that modern humans and Neanderthals at some point interbred, known as hybridization. The findings suggest that common ancestry, not hybridization, ... > full story -
Why Do Organisms Build Tissues They Seemingly Never Use?
August 10, 2012 — Why, after millions of years of evolution, do organisms build structures that seemingly serve no purpose? A new study investigates the evolutionary reasons why organisms go through developmental ... > full story -
Searching Salt for Answers About Life on Earth, Mars
August 9, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that not only is there evidence of liquid water on Mars, but the planet is also rich with magnesium sulfate. One of the questions researchers are seeking to answer is ... > full story
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