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2:41pm, 24th April, 2019

What the vibrant pigments of bird feathers can teach us about how evolution works

(University of Arizona) A UA team shows that evolution is driven by dependency on other species within ecological communities - testing a long-held idea of the UA's late, great George Gaylord Simpson.

Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it's slowing their evolution

2:37pm, 22nd April, 2019

Nature

Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it's slowing their evolution

(Virginia Tech) If you've ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not the only organisms soaking up the sun. Anoles -- diminutive little tree lizards -- spend much of their day shuttling in and out of shade....

Climate-driven evolution in trees alters their ecosystems

12:32pm, 6th March, 2019

Nature

Climate-driven evolution in trees alters their ecosystems

(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) A new study explores how climate, evolution, plants, and soils are linked. The research is the first to show how climate-driven evolution in tree populations alters the way trees directly interact with their imm...

7:29pm, 12th February, 2019

Nature

Uncovering the evolution of the brain

(Salk Institute) What makes us human, and where does this mysterious property of 'humanness' come from? Humans are genetically similar to chimpanzees and bonobos, yet there exist obvious behavioral and cognitive differences. Now, researcher...

New technique pinpoints milestones in the evolution of bacteria

3:13pm, 7th February, 2019

Environment

New technique pinpoints milestones in the evolution of bacteria

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT scientists have devised a reliable way to determine when certain groups of bacteria appeared in the evolutionary record. The technique could be used to identify when significant changes occurred in the evol...

Evolution: Larger datasets unravel deep roots

11:15am, 7th February, 2019

Nature

Evolution: Larger datasets unravel deep roots

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Comparative genome content analyses provide insight into the early evolution of animals. A novel method that permits the use of larger datasets in such studies yields results that are consistent with classical...

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What the vibrant pigments of bird feathers can teach us about how evolution works

Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it's slowing their evolution

Climate-driven evolution in trees alters their ecosystems

Uncovering the evolution of the brain

New technique pinpoints milestones in the evolution of bacteria

Evolution: Larger datasets unravel deep roots

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