Study Sheds New Light on Evolutionary Success of Frogs
Frogs have conserved their ecology in the last 45 million years, according to new research led by University…
These rare Italian bears have evolved to be surprisingly chill
Friend shaped AND friend! Credit: Wikimedia Commons Bears are one of the big victims of deforestation. As more…
How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…
Evolutionary dynamics of FoxQ2 transcription factors across metazoans reveals three ancient paralogs
Shimeld, S. M., Degnan, B. & Luke, G. N. Evolutionary genomics of the Fox genes: origin of gene…
These Italian brown bears have changed their behaviour due to close interaction with humans
Italian bears living in close proximity to villages have evolved to be smaller and less aggressive, a new…
She’s Back! Wisdom the Incredible Laysan albatross Has Returned
The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge…
Study Warns of Major Toll ‘Chronic Stress’ Could Be Taking On Humans
Humans may be biologically unequipped to handle the relentless pace and pressures of modern life, a new study…
AI model popEVE: Prioritizing genetic variants effectively
By combining deep evolutionary signals with human population data, the popEVE model provides a novel approach to identifying…
New method reveals how human cells initiate DNA replication
When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process…
Earliest Known Giant Mackerel Sharks Lived 115 Million Years Ago in Australian Waters
The Lamniformes are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks. It includes some of the most…
How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When To Emerge?
How do 17-year cicadas, which live underground as nymphs, track the passage of time so they all emerge…
Author Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
They are also known as “moss piglets”. In recent years, scientists are discovering how these comical animals survive…