Evolution

Unlocking Human Brain Evolution – Neuroscience News

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Summary: Researchers made a significant discovery in the study of human brain evolution, identifying epiregulin as a key factor in the expansion ...

Scientists Decipher DNA’s Mysterious Hidden Rules Across Species

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Dr. Sarah Adams

New research has unveiled that “Random DNA” is actively transcribed in yeast but remains largely inactive in mammalian cells, despite both organisms ...

Revolutionary Fossil Find Unveils the Secrets of Early Human Movement

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Recent research on the fossil ape Lufengpithecus’s inner ear structures offers new clues to the evolutionary steps towards human bipedalism, revealing the ...

It’s time to admit that genes are not the blueprint for life

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Dr. Sarah Adams

DNA sequencing has become routine, but the roles of individual genes can be hard to be pin.Credit: Peter Menzel/SPL How Life Works: ...

Ancient Skulls Unveil Secrets of Human Bipedalism

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Summary: A recent study using three-dimensional CT scans of the 6-million-year-old ape, Lufengpithecus, offers new insights into the evolution of human bipedalism. ...

Female Animals Grow Bigger Brains, Males Bigger Antlers

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Dr. Sarah Adams

While it’s hard to overlook the giant antlers and horns that animals like moose and rams wave around, researchers recently made ...

A giant tyrannosaur from the Campanian–Maastrichtian of southern North America and the evolution of tyrannosaurid gigantism

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Brusatte, S. L. et al. Tyrannosaur paleobiology: New research on ancient exemplar organisms. Science 329, 1481–1485 (2010). Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed  Google ...

Scientists Uncover 14 Evolutionary Traps Threatening Humanity’s Future

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A new study reveals that humanity is at risk of falling into 14 evolutionary dead ends, termed “evolutionary traps,” ranging from climate ...

Scientists Shocked by First-Ever Observation of a Virus Latching Onto Another – “I Can’t Believe This”

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Rachel Carter

Researchers discovered a unique viral interaction where a satellite bacteriophage physically attaches to a helper bacteriophage. This groundbreaking finding, originating from what ...

Unearthing Microfossils That Redefine Life’s Evolution

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists have discovered ancient microfossils in Western Australia, offering new insights into the rise of complex life during the Great Oxidation Event. ...