Harvard Scientists Discover Surprising Hidden Catalyst in Human Brain Evolution
The study hypothesizes that ‘pre-digested’ foods contributed to the development of larger brains. The large, capable human brain is a marvel of evolution, but how…
The study hypothesizes that ‘pre-digested’ foods contributed to the development of larger brains. The large, capable human brain is a marvel of evolution, but how…
RNA is thought to have sparked the origin of life by self-copying. Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and MRC LMB Cambridge, England, have revealed the…
New research reveals key factors behind the changing sizes of certain animals over time, challenging traditional evolutionary theories with its findings on species’ size variations….
One of the fundamental and timeless questions of life concerns the mechanics of its inception. Take human development, for example: how do individual cells come…
Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), along with a multidisciplinary team of collaborators, have made significant discoveries regarding…
A new study precisely dates ancient multicellular fossils, uncovering key moments in Earth’s history and the evolution of complex life after a global ice age….
A research analysis on the development of long-nosed gomphotheres, predecessors of today’s elephants, indicates that transitioning to open-area grazing contributed to the evolution of their…
A new research study reveals how fruit bats’ unique physiology enables a healthy high-sugar diet, offering insights for human diabetes research. A high-sugar diet is…
Unlocking the secrets of COVID-19: a groundbreaking study reveals the intricate biomechanics behind the virus’s evolution and spread. Richard Feynman famously stated, “Everything that living…
Nanotyrannus was a smaller, longer-armed relative of T. rex, with a narrower snout. A new analysis of fossils believed to be juveniles of T. rex…
Circular DNA, thought to be an accidental byproduct, is borrowing the cell’s DNA repair mechanisms to copy itself. Like its viral cousins, a somewhat parasitic…
Scientists have found that molecules can interact in a non-reciprocal manner without external forces, a discovery that could change our understanding of molecular interactions and…
Though vertebrates vary widely in the number of retinal cell types, most seem to have a common origin. Karthik Shekhar and his colleagues raised a…
Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads? Hammerhead sharks are the strange-looking ones. They look like someone grabbed their skull by the eye sockets and…
A new paper in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that genetic material from Neanderthal ancestors may have contributed…
Paleontologists, led by David Gold, are uncovering the evolution of early life through chemical traces in ancient rocks and genetic studies. They’ve discovered that changes…
When Cara Ocobock was a young child, she often wondered at the images in movies, books, comics, and cartoons portraying prehistoric men and women as such:…
The Nesher Ramla Homo, an archaic hominin group found in Israel, reveals a complex intermingling of Eurasian and African hominins 140,000 years ago, altering perceptions…