News tagged with related species

Rapidly evolving gene contributes to origin of species

A gene that helped one species split into two species shows evidence of adapting much faster than other genes in the genome, raising questions about what is driving its rapid evolution.

Biology /

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Climate change means bigger medical, council and property bills

Climate change concerns like melting icecaps, increased desertification, loss of coral reefs and the extinction of species like polar bears can seem a distant concern in our everyday lives. Little attention, however, has ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2