Research on sea lampreys offers insights into vertebrate evolution by highlighting similarities in stem cell gene networks with jawed vertebrates and explaining differences in jaw formation. Courtesy: T. Lawrence, Great…
A digital representation illustrating how LUCA was already attacked by viruses even 4.2 billion years ago. Credit: Scientific Graphic DesignA University of BristolA study we led found that life on…
Summary: Researchers examined the brain and body sizes of 1,500 species, finding that larger animals do not have proportionally larger brains, challenging long-held beliefs. The study reveals that the brain-body…
The woolly mammoths of Wrangel Island, descended from a very small original population, persisted for 6,000 years despite genetic obstacles. Their sudden disappearance remains a mystery, providing lessons for modern…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pseudomonas aeruginosa—an environmental bacterium that can cause devastating multidrug-resistant infections, especially in people with underlying lung disease—evolved rapidly and then spread globally over the past 200…
There are some who can't part with their wired headphones, but for the most part, we as a society are wireless when it comes to casual day-to-day listening.Wireless headphones have…
Summary: A new AI-powered study examines the evolutionary differences between male and female pterosaurs, shedding new light on the historic debate between Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.Using machine learning…
Summary: A new AI-powered study examines the evolutionary differences between male and female pterosaurs, shedding new light on the historic debate between Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. Using machine…
Artist impressions of decorated sewn clothing in the Upper Paleolithic. Credit: Mariana Ariza A team of researchers led by an archaeologist from the University of Sydney are the first to…
Scientists have discovered a 246-million-year-old fossil of a marine reptile, the oldest of its kind found in the southern hemisphere, shedding new light on the early evolution of marine mammals.The…