A “Missing Link” – Researchers Shed Light on the Origin of Complex Life Forms
Researchers at the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich cultivate “missing link” microorganism. What led to the emergence of complex organisms on Earth? It’s a…
Evolutionary Biology News
A Peculiar Case of “Virgin Birth” in Aquarium Sharks
Asexual reproduction is prevalent among animals such as starfish, deep-sea worms, and stick insects, but it is a rarity among vertebrates. Parthenogenesis is a process…
The Surprising Connection Between Income and Sexual Orientation
A recent study investigated the theory that the levels of sex hormones present in the fetus may play a role in shaping an individual’s sexual…
Scientists Have Solved a Long-Standing Genomic Mystery
UCSC researchers suggest that introns, a source of molecular complexity unique to eukaryotes, primarily originate from introners. The origins of introns, segments of non-coding DNA…
New Research Could Link Evolution of Complex Life to Genetic “Dark Matter”
New research suggests that microRNAs play a crucial role in the advanced development of the brain, including in humans. Octopuses have fascinated scientists and the…
The Hidden Secrets of Flowers – Understanding Floral Evolution
A team of researchers has created 3D models in order to gain a better understanding of the evolution of flowers. A team of researchers from…
A Biological Wonder: Harvard Researchers Discover Embryonic Origins of Adult Pluripotent Stem Cells
Stem cells are a remarkable biological wonder that have the ability to repair, replace and regenerate cells. In most animals and humans, stem cells are…
Scientists Have Discovered a Bizarre New Species of Scorpionflies
An entomologist has identified a new species of large insect from Nepal with odd genitalia. Zoologist Professor Rainer Willmann, previously the head of the Zoological…
“Nobody Saw This Coming” – Scientists Uncover a New Branch of Fungal Evolution
A new study helps clarify the evolutionary origins of the “platypus of fungi.” Approximately 600 seemingly disparate fungi that never quite found a fit along…
Yeast Is a Competitive Killer – Scientists Discover a New Venomous Phenomenon
A recently discovered phenomenon known as latecomer killing describes how yeast kills its own clones and other nearby microorganisms to survive when starved of glucose….
Scientists Discover a New Way To Make Species
An evolutionary biologist’s team has found a new type of speciation. The evolution of a new species by hybridization of two previously described species with…
Thought To Be Extinct for 80 Years – Scientists Rediscover a Unique Insect
Long believed to be extinct on the main island of Lord Howe Island, the wood-feeding cockroach was found at the foot of a single Banyan…
Tiny Sea Creature Reveals Secrets of Immune Evolution
The tiny marine invertebrate’s genes shed new light on the immune system. According to a recent study done by experts at the University of Pittsburgh…
A Puzzling Mystery: Why Do Salamanders Lose Their Lungs?
Despite lung loss in adults for millions of years, lungless salamanders develop lungs as embryos. For many vertebrates, including humans, their lungs are essential. Four…
Yale Researchers Discover a Lonely Giant Tortoise – Whose Species Was Last Seen Over 100 Years Ago
The discovery of a lonely tortoise doubles the number of known individuals of the “phantasticus” species. Evolutionary scientists were perplexed by the finding of a…
The “Fantastic Giant Tortoise” – Believed To Be Extinct – Has Been Found Alive
Stephen Gaughran, a geneticist at Princeton University, has verified that “Fernanda” is related to a tortoise that was taken from Fernandina Island more than a…
Scientists Discover the Real Reason Giraffes Had Long Necks
Fossils demonstrate that head-bashing combat contributed to the development of the long necks of giraffes. The authors of the study propose an alternative theory for the…
Controversial Prehistoric Egg Identified To Be the Last of the “Demon Ducks of Doom”
Researchers identify ancient birds behind prehistoric giant eggs A years-long scientific controversy in Australia about what animal is the true mother of gigantic primordial eggs…
