Darwin egg from Beagle voyage found by museum volunteer
(PhysOrg.com) -- An egg collected by Charles Darwin while on HMS Beagle - and thought to be the last such specimen known to exist - has been rediscovered by an octogenarian volunteer at Cambridge University's Zoology Museum.
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Darwin's bills discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- You've seen the documentaries and read the book - now, for the first time, you can find out how Charles Darwin spent his money.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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'Undesirable' evolution can be reversed in fish, scientists show
Intensive harvesting of the largest fish over many decades, while leaving the small fish behind, may have unintentionally genetically reprogrammed many species to grow smaller, said lead author Dr. David O. ...
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Billions of years ago, microbes were key in developing modern nitrogen cycle
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, there is much focus on evolution in animals and plants. But new research shows that for the countless billions of tiniest creatures - microbes ...
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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Anthropologist's studies of childbirth bring new focus on women in evolution
Contrary to the TV sitcom where the wife experiencing strong labor pains screams at her husband to stay away from her, women rarely give birth alone. There are typically doctors, nurses and husbands in hospital ...
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Scholars contend Darwin based his theories on humans, not animals
Charles Darwin is widely thought to have developed his natural selection theory of evolution after noting differences among finches in the Galapagos Islands.
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Feb 15, 2009 |
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Darwin Needs A Make-Over: Budget Cuts at Leiden University
(PhysOrg.com) -- A decision by the Dutch government to introduce "competitiveness" into the criteria for funding university research has in effect obliterated Leiden University's department of evolutionary ...
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Sexual Encounters of the Third Kind: Darwin's Beetles Still Producing Surprises
(PhysOrg.com) -- On the eve of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, researchers at the University of New Mexico and University of Montana report a new twist in sexual selection theory - the realm of evolutionary ...
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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Signs point to sponges as earliest animal life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the apparently sudden appearance in the fossil record of a great variety of multicellular creatures — a rapid blossoming known as the Cambrian explosion. ...
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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Evolution and climate change research advances at Rutgers-Camden
Charles Darwin may have been born 200 years ago come Feb. 12, but his theory of evolution remains an everyday touchstone for modern biologists. And while the Origin of Species author might not have known the term "global ...
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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Paleontologist reflects on Darwinian connections
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the former director and chief executive of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in England, Sir Peter Crane often walked in the footsteps of Charles Darwin.
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Jan 30, 2009 |
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New finding about the bane of parents' lives -- head lice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Head lice are a challenge for parents of primary-school aged children all around the world, including Australia.
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Einstein scientist's finding highlighted as 1 of 15 'evolutionary gems' by Nature
A study on genetic variation led by a scientist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University was selected by Nature as one of 15 "evolutionary gems" of the past decade. The 15 studies were selected by Nature ...
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