The extraordinary ability of animals to rapidly evolve in response to predators has been demonstrated via genetic sequencing of a...
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A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the...
Although the giant panda is in practice a herbivore, its masticatory system functions differently from the other herbivores. Through the...
By analyzing the genomes of 99 species of vinegar flies and evaluating their chemical odor profiles and sexual behaviors, researchers...
An international team of scientists has used high-powered X-rays at the European Synchrotron, the ESRF, to show how an extinct...
A surprising study by UNSW on the behaviour of unrelated lizards in very different parts of the world has demonstrated...
In a new article in Nature Communications, a research group led by Grigory Genikhovich at the University of Vienna has...
A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve...
A new study published in Nature Communications finds that piles of sand grains, even when undisturbed, are in constant motion....
Fruit flies have found at least two solutions to the problem of sorting their sex chromosomes: a matter of life...