Organisms that aren't closely related may evolve similar traits as they adapt to similar challenges. It's called convergent evolution, and familiar examples include the wings of birds, bats, and insects, and echolocation ...
Biotechnology
Jan 18, 2018
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The Tasmanian tiger was doomed long before humans began hunting the enigmatic marsupial, scientists said Tuesday, with DNA sequencing showing it was in poor genetic health for thousands of years before its extinction.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2017
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, which could play a significant ...
Biotechnology
Dec 1, 2017
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Once domesticated, dogs spread across the globe wherever humans migrated and settled.
Evolution
Oct 10, 2017
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Three years ago, when Harvard biologist Jonathan Losos settled in at the Geological Lecture Hall for a talk by fellow scientist Richard Lenski, he was toying with the idea of writing a book on evolution. When the lecture ...
Evolution
Oct 3, 2017
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In 1984, Sankar Chatterjee – curator of paleontology for the Museum of Texas Tech University – and his student, Bryan Small, made an astounding discovery.
Archaeology
Sep 1, 2017
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James Cook University scientists have found evidence that even distantly related Australian fish species have evolved to look and act like each other, which confirms a central tenet of evolutionary theory.
Ecology
Jun 15, 2017
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To the average plant-eating human, the thought of a plant turning the tables to feast on an animal might seem like a lurid novelty.
Evolution
Feb 6, 2017
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Dr. Denise Su, curator and head of paleobotany and paleoecology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History was co-author on new research that described a species of otter new to science and that is among the largest otter ...
Archaeology
Jan 23, 2017
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Iconic dinosaur shapes were present for at least a hundred million years on our planet in animals before those dinosaurs themselves actually appeared.
Archaeology
Oct 3, 2016
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