From Dinosaurs to Hummingbirds: New Family Tree Revises Our Understanding of Bird Evolution
The most extensive genomic study to date has unveiled how the birds spread all over the world after mass extinction. Birds represent the sole surviving…
The most extensive genomic study to date has unveiled how the birds spread all over the world after mass extinction. Birds represent the sole surviving…
Research shows small environmental changes can significantly influence the structures of cells and organisms. Scientists have found a “tipping point” in the evolution of fungi…
Hydrogen gas, dubbed the energy of the future, has been providing energy since 4 billion years ago. A recent study reveals how hydrogen gas, often…
Scientists have discovered that terrestrial ecosystems are more prone to collapse from significant animal life loss than marine ecosystems, with the impacts lasting longer on…
A new study reveals that in the single-celled fungi yeast, “random DNA” is naturally active, whereas in mammalian cells, this DNA is turned off as…
Plant genomics has come a long way since Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) helped sequence the first plant genome. But engineering the perfect crop is…
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species radiation of masked bees, which is restricted to the tree canopies of Pacific islands. In 1934, Elwood Zimmerman,…
More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small lizards that lived alongside other small, nondescript lizards in the shadow…
Biologists have found that significant evolutionary transformations occur incrementally rather than through sudden, dramatic “monster” steps, addressing the longstanding debate on how major innovations such…
Scientists at Stowers Institute have revealed that the brain development in sea lampreys shows striking similarities to human brain development. The sea lamprey, an ancient…
Evolutionary biologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have combined PET scans of modern pigeons along with studies of dinosaur fossils to help answer an…
A genome-wide survey has uncovered substantial diversity in the evolution of taste receptors across vertebrates. Taste perception is a critical sense, playing a key role…
Scientists are examining the development of lamprey embryos to shed light on the origin of the vertebrate head, which could enhance our understanding of ancestral…
Genetic studies of an Antarctic octopus reveal that the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) occurred in the Last Interglacial period, approximately 129,000…
A new study led by the University of Maine suggests that inherent aspects of human evolution could hinder our ability to tackle global environmental issues…
New research has uncovered unexpected characteristics in two newly identified species of burrowing scorpions, including a very strangely shaped ‘tail tip’ and some ‘sexy’ anatomy…
A student and a professor from CUNY’s Graduate Center and Brooklyn College have pruned a branch off the primate tree. New research reveals that picrodontids,…
Yeast is often known for its ability to ferment carbohydrates into products such as bread and beer, typically requiring a dark environment. Exposure to light…