evolution

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Same dance, different species: How natural selection drives common behavior of lizards: A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards demonstrates how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills

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A surprising study by UNSW on the behaviour of unrelated lizards in very different parts of the world has demonstrated...

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The evolution of axial patterning: Similarity in axis formation of sea anemones and sea urchins provides insight into axis formation in prehistoric animals

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In a new article in Nature Communications, a research group led by Grigory Genikhovich at the University of Vienna has...

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New study sheds light on evolution of photosynthesis

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A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve...

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Shifting sands, creeping soils, and a new understanding of landscape evolution

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A new study published in Nature Communications finds that piles of sand grains, even when undisturbed, are in constant motion....

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Evolution: Two routes to the same destination

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Fruit flies have found at least two solutions to the problem of sorting their sex chromosomes: a matter of life...

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Snails carrying the world’s smallest computer help solve mass extinction survivor mystery: Study yields new insights into the survival of a native snail important to Tahitian culture and ecology and to biologists studying evolution

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More than 50 species of tree snail in the South Pacific Society Islands were wiped out following the introduction of...

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The evolution of good taste

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Does evolution explain why we can't resist a salty chip? Researchers at NC State University found that differences between the...