Evolution

Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years

Ricky Kaka - December 7, 2022 0

A fossil discovered in a cupboard at the Natural History Museum in London. It has pushed the origins of the modern lizard back 35...

Evolution

Fossil overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds

Nelish Singh - December 6, 2022 0

According to researchers, a skeleton fossil discovered in a grapefruit-sized rock has helped to disprove more than a century of knowledge about the origins...

Evolution

Researchers find repeated gene duplications and genetic diversification in protein kinase R in mouse-eared bats

Nelish Singh - December 4, 2022 0

Bats are extremely unusual animals. They are the only mammals with the ability to fly. Different species have adapted to feed on a wide...

Evolution

What octopus and human brains have in common

Ricky Kaka - November 29, 2022 0

Our magnificent little blue marble of a planet is home to an astonishingly diverse array of lifeforms, but some are unquestionably odder than others. This...

ECOLOGY

Rhino horns have shrunk over the past century, likely due to hunting

Nelish Singh - November 1, 2022 0

Rhinoceros horns have shrunk steadily over the last century, and scientists believe it is due to hunting. The study, published in the journal People And...

Evolution

Seals have the ability to sense a rhythm

Kailash Junior - October 26, 2022 0

The ability of seals to learn vocalisations may be linked to their rhythmic ability, which may have co-evolved in both humans and seals.

Evolution

How did evolution oversee optimal bone structure in deterring rodents?

Nelish Singh - October 18, 2022 0

Foot bones that are separate in small hopping rodents are fused in their larger cousins, according to a team of researchers from the University...

Evolution

Hominid prenatal growth rate found to increase after splitting from chimpanzees

Kailash Junior - October 7, 2022 0

A team of Western Washington University and University of California, Berkeley researchers discovered evidence that the human linage that split from chimps experienced an...

Evolution

Parents in their prime produce the best offspring

Anushree Kole - February 21, 2022 0

Parents face a trade-off between putting resources into their offspring. They use resources to enhance their chances of survival so they can have more...

Evolution

Scientists looked at acorn worm for clues as to why vertebrates cannot regenerate their bodies

Kailash Junior - February 20, 2022 0

A group of researchers found that the Ptychodera flava draws on reprogramming-based mechanisms. It is a worm-like marine organism capable of regenerating its entire...

Evolution

Fossils excavated in the 1960s add missing link to crocodile evolution

Surekha Barfa - February 13, 2022 0

A set of Triassic archosaur fossils have been excavated in the 1960s in Tanzania. They have been formally recognized as a distinct species. They...

Evolution

Study uncovers first evidence of long-term directionality in origination of human mutation

Physics Alert - February 2, 2022 0

New research has brought the first evidence of non-random mutation in human genes. It has challenged a core assumption at the heart of evolutionary...

Evolution

What wintering squirrels can teach astronauts

Kailash Junior - February 1, 2022 0

Bears and ground squirrels hibernate in winter. They stop eating at that time. It lasts until spring by depending on the fat reserves they've...

Evolution

Red nectar shows promise as a natural colorant

Maruti Shah - January 26, 2022 0

There are only 70 plants that have secrete colored nectars. The colors lure in pollinators. This made scientists interested to search for natural colorant...

Evolution

Scientists found ways to make hatchery steelhead more like wild fish

Surekha Barfa - January 18, 2022 0

Oregon State University researchers have showed that Hatchery-raised steelhead trout have offspring who are good at gaining size under hatchery conditions. But they do...

Evolution

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