Unraveling the tangled evolution of figs
Containing more than 850 species, fig trees are one of the most diverse groups of plants in the world.
Containing more than 850 species, fig trees are one of the most diverse groups of plants in the world.
Evolution
Jul 14, 2023
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A recent and unexpected discovery at Penn Dixie has provided new insight into the evolutionary history of an unusual group of fossils.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 10, 2023
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Researchers led by Profs. Hou Zhonge and Li Shuqiang from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed the morphological and genetic changes that occurred when animals evolved from a marine environment ...
Evolution
Jun 28, 2023
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Researchers led by geobiologist Professor Gert Wörheide have decoded the genome of Aphrocallistes vastus, a reef-building glass sponge found off the coast of British Columbia. The sponge possesses a unique skeletal structure ...
Evolution
Jun 22, 2023
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Masturbation is common across the animal kingdom but is especially prevalent among primates, including humans. Historically, this behavior was considered to be either pathological or a by-product of sexual arousal, and recorded ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2023
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Researchers from Zhejiang University, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Northwest University, and Yunnan University, Aarhus University, and BGI-Research have jointly led a series of significant new studies are published in a ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2023
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Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity. Something major changes—in the atmosphere or in the oceans, or in the organisms themselves —and the existing species ...
Evolution
May 31, 2023
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A new study finds that hundreds of bacterial groups have evolved in the guts of primate species over millions of years, but humans have lost close to half of these symbiotic bacteria.
Evolution
May 30, 2023
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An international research team led by Faviel A. López-Romero from the Department of Paleontology at the University of Vienna investigated how the jaw shape of sharks has changed over the course of evolution. They conclude ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2023
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Rhinoceros belong to a mammalian order called odd-toed ungulates that also include horses and tapirs. They are found in Africa and Asia. Until recently, evidence suggested that throughout their evolutionary history, gammaretroviruses ...
Evolution
May 10, 2023
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