Researchers have found that bird species with multiple plumage colour forms within in the same population, evolve into new species faster than those with only one colour form, confirming a 60 year-old evolution theory.
Evolution
May 9, 2012
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Two UBC Okanagan biologists, who have publicly solicited images of wild cats for their research, have answered that question.
Ecology
Jan 23, 2019
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Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish -- something scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Science Foundation are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with traditional ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 4, 2011
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Even Charles Darwin, the author of "The Origin of Species", had a problem with species.
General Physics
Sep 20, 2017
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The first minerals to form in the universe were nanocrystalline diamonds, which condensed from gases ejected when the first generation of stars exploded. Diamonds that crystallize under the extreme pressure and temperature ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2019
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Researchers from the University of Waterloo have successfully classified 191 previously unidentified astroviruses using a new machine learning-enabled classification process.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 29, 2024
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The federal government moved Tuesday to further protect chimpanzees, proposing to change the animals' endangered status and increase oversight of their use in research.
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2013
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Scientists have developed a new genetic tool that can help them better understand and ultimately work to save coral reefs.
Evolution
Sep 14, 2020
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A joint research project by Tampere University of Technology's mathematics laboratory and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) has developed a new method of recognising tree species based on laser scanning measurements. ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2017
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The tropical plant genus Phyllanthus has been the subject of debate in the taxonomic world for years. About fifteen years ago it became clear that the genus with nearly 900 plant species, contains plants that are considered ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2021
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