A new species of lobopodian, a worm-like animal with soft legs from the Cambrian period (541 to 485 million years ago), has been described for the first time from fossils found in the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. ...
Archaeology
Jan 30, 2017
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The evolutionary secrets of an extraordinary North American rodent are being uncovered by University of Queensland School of Biological Sciences researchers.
Evolution
Nov 15, 2016
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Imagine how much dental care you'd need if you had 300 or more teeth packed together on each side of your mouth.
Archaeology
Aug 16, 2016
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The social lives of crickets are similar generation to generation, even though the insects can't learn directly from their mum and dad.
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2016
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Female bonobos could have become the dominant sex in their societies by deceiving males as to when they are likely to conceive, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. The females' ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2016
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A new study published in BMC Evolutionary Biology sheds light on the evolutionary origin of vertebrate vision and the specialisations in zebrafish to adapt to rapidly changing light conditions. The research was led by Xesús ...
Evolution
Jun 17, 2016
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For about 60 million years during the Eocene epoch, the Indian subcontinent was a huge island. Having broken off from the ancient continent of Gondwanaland, the Indian Tectonic Plate drifted toward Eurasia.
Evolution
Mar 24, 2016
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Researchers have discovered that swans' wariness is partly determined by their genes. The research, which is published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, suggests that swans which are genetically predisposed ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2015
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You don't name a sea creature after an ancient Greek warship unless it's built like a predator.
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2015
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During the deer's breeding season, or rut, the researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and ETH Zürich, played male fallow deer (bucks) in Petworth Park in West Sussex, a variety of different calls that had ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2015
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