(Phys.org) —A team of researchers in the United States has found that dogs appear to gain a "high" from running, similar to the well known "runner's high" experienced by people who run or jog frequently. In their paper ...
Surface appearances can be so misleading: In most forests, the amount of carbon held in soils is substantially greater than the amount contained in the trees themselves.
Environment
Apr 1, 2013
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Did different species of early humans interbreed and produce offspring of mixed ancestry?
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2012
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It appears that the brittle star, the humble, five-limbed dragnet of the seabed, moves very similarly to us.
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2012
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In a dog-eat-dog world of ruthless competition and 'survival of the fittest,' new research from the University of Leicester reveals that individuals are genetically programmed to work together and cooperate with those who ...
Evolution
Apr 18, 2012
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How modern-day humans dispersed on the planet and the pace of civilization-changing technologies that accompanied their migrations are enduring mysteries. Scholars believe ancient peoples on Europe and Asia moved primarily ...
Archaeology
Sep 19, 2011
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The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn't do it. Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed U.S. statesman did not import the tallow trees that are overrunning ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2011
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In the mating game, some female mites are mightier than their mates, new research at the University of Michigan and the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests. The evidence comes, in part, from 40 million-year-old mating mites ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2011
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Nearly 10,000 years ago, man's best friend provided protection and companionship - and an occasional meal. That's what researchers are saying after finding a bone fragment from what they are calling the earliest confirmed ...
Archaeology
Jan 19, 2011
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There are approximately 1,200 species of bats worldwide. Of that total, only six are known to roost with their heads pointed upward. Investigators did not know why, because they knew next to nothing about one key group.
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2009
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The Journal of Evolutionary Biology is a scientific journal in the field of evolutionary biology, published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Delayed open access is available 2 years after publication.
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