Scientists have described a fossil plant species that suggests flowers bloomed in the Early Jurassic, more than 174 million years ago, according to new research in the open-access journal eLife.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 18, 2018
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Scientists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of an insect mimicking a lichen as a survival strategy, according to new findings published today in eLife.
Archaeology
Sep 1, 2020
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Our understanding of the biodiversity on Earth is unbalanced and biased towards certain species within the Tree of Life, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2023
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125
Researchers have isolated a new strain of marine bacteria with unique characteristics from the ocean seabed.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2023
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289
Teeth and hard structures called dermal odontodes are evolutionarily related, arising from the same developmental system, a new study published today in eLife shows.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 15, 2020
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234
An analysis of massive amounts of genetic data on the SARS-CoV-2 virus suggests that COVID-19 variants worldwide are repeatedly evolving the same mutations, according to a study published today in eLife and carried out by ...
Evolution
Nov 15, 2022
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104
A key set of proteins that help regulate hormones necessary for many essential functions in humans and other vertebrates have ancient origins in much simpler creatures such as sea cucumbers, says a new study published today ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 9, 2020
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283
Ants use their numbers to overcome navigational challenges that are too large and disorienting to be tackled by any single individual, reports a new study in the open-access journal eLife.
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2020
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427
Studying the inner ear of apes and humans could uncover new information on our species' evolutionary relationships, suggests a new study published today in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Mar 3, 2020
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351
Researchers have been able to identify and track the exchange of genes among bacteria that allow them to become resistant to drugs, according to a new study published today in eLife.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2020
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