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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
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Small Insect With a Big Heart: 'Giving' Aphids Endangered by Their Selflessness
One of the founding
principles of Darwin's
theory is that biological
evolution has been shaped by
the survival of the fittest.
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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 --
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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
- Small Insect With a Big Heart: 'Giving' Aphids Endangered by Their Selflessness
- Like Escape Artists, Rotifers Elude Enemies by Drying Up and -- Poof! -- They Are Gone With the Wind
- Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?
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Biologist Solves Mystery of Tropical Grasses' Origin
February 8, 2010 — Biologists have found that rainfall, not temperature, was the primary trigger for the evolutionary beginnings of C4 tropical ... > full story -
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 -
Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction
February 4, 2010 — Male homosexuality doesn't make complete sense from an evolutionary point of view. One possible explanation is what evolutionary psychologists call the "kin selection hypothesis." What that means is ... > full story -
Water Movements Can Shape Fish Evolution
February 4, 2010 — Researchers have found that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming ... > full story -
Shark Virgin Birth Study Shows Offspring Can Survive Long Term
February 4, 2010 — Shark pups born to virgin mothers can survive over the long-term, according to new research. The study shows for the first time that some virgin births can result in viable ... > 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 -
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 -
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 -
Dinosaur Discovery Helps Solve Piece of Evolutionary Puzzle
January 29, 2010 — An expedition to the Gobi Desert has enabled researchers to solve the puzzle of how one group of dinosaurs came to look like birds independent of birds. Until now, there was no direct evidence that ... > full story
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