In the world of science, one of the most exciting things a researcher can do is pin down an answer to a widely asked question. This experience came early for Carleton University graduate Thomas Cullen, who made a discovery ...
Evolution
Feb 19, 2014
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A large number of large-sized long-snout ichthyosaur skeletons have been excavated from Guanling, Guizhou and adjacent areas since 2000. Totally 14 specimens had been described and reported often as different genera and species. ...
Archaeology
Dec 31, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Research published today looks at the evolutionary pathways to differences in bird plumage patterns between males and females – and concludes that birds are able to adapt their appearance with remarkable ease.
Evolution
Dec 18, 2013
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Which females do male lizards find to be the sexiest? Tracy Langkilde, an associate professor of biology at Penn State University, and Lindsey Swierk, a graduate student in Langkilde's lab, tackle this question by examining ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2013
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Plaster handprints from kindergarten, handprint turkeys, handprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood—are all part of modern life, but ancient people also left their handprints on rocks and cave walls. Now, ...
Archaeology
Oct 15, 2013
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In the bird world, male and female blue tits are hard to distinguish for the human observer. However, in the UV-range, visible to birds, the male is much more colourful. A closer look at the monogamous mating system of these ...
Evolution
Apr 3, 2013
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The sequencing and assembly of the genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, is published online this week in Genome Biology. The species is native to North America, where it is currently wreaking havoc ...
Biotechnology
Mar 26, 2013
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The Sino-American field expedition in the Junggar Basin north of the Tian Shan in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region have produced a number of dinosaur fossils, including several species of small- to medium-bodied theropod. Recently, ...
Archaeology
Feb 6, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Indiana University biologists Teiya Kijimoto, Justen Andrews and Armin Moczek say it's time to chalk another one up for doublesex, the master regulatory gene at the terminus of the sex determination pathway that ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2012
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An international team led by New York University School of Medicine and BGI, the largest genomics organization in the world, has completed the first genome-wide and single-nucleotide resolution DNA methylomes of two ant species: ...
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2012
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