New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
The first primates were about the size of a mouse lemur: tiny. Credit: Jason Gilchrist Primates originated in…
European cisco – genetic adaptation to variation in salinity and spawning time
Many people view European cisco roe as a delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different…
Deep-Sea Ghost Sharks Grow Teeth on Their Foreheads, and Scientists Finally Know Why
Caught male Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) showing the [extended/erect] frontal clasper (tenaculum) on the front of the head.…
New Species of “Living Fossil” Fish Found Hiding in Plain Sight After 150 Years
Reconstruction of a large mawsoniid coelacanth from the British Rhaetian. Credit: Daniel Phillips Researchers found dozens of Triassic…
Blood Vessels Found in T. rex Bones Rewrite What We Know About Dinosaurs
Dinosaur DNA remains out of reach, so scientists hunt rarer clues: soft tissues entombed in bone. Using synchrotron…
One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants
Darwin, C. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races…
First Ever Dinosaur-Era Dragonfly Fossil Discovered in Canada
A fossilized dragonfly wing unearthed in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park has been identified as a brand-new species, marking…
Genetic insights into the origin, admixture, and migration of the early Austronesian peoples
Shutler R, Marck JC. On the dispersal of the Austronesian horticulturalists. Archaeology Phys Anthropol Ocean. 1975;10:81–113. Google Scholar …
Machine learning reveals complex genetics of fungal resistance in sorghum grain mold
Ackerman A, Wenndt A, Boyles R (2021) The sorghum grain mold disease complex: pathogens, host responses, and the…
How tameness unlocked the secrets of domestication
For 15,000 years, humankind has had a best friend. We pet them, treat them like children, put them…