Evolution
How a Faint Magnetic Pulse May Have Jumpstarted Evolution 600 Million Years Ago
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Research suggests that the unusual state of Earth’s magnetic field during the Ediacaran Period could have significantly influenced the development of complex ...
A New Study Shakes Up Ecological Theories
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Nanuqsaurus, standing in the background, and pachyrhinosaurus, skull in the foreground, were among the dinosaur species included in a new study led ...
Unlocking the Secrets of Life With RNA’s Ancient Code
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New findings from the Salk Institute provide strong evidence for the RNA World hypothesis, revealing an RNA enzyme that accurately replicates and ...
Unlocking Human Brain Evolution – Neuroscience News
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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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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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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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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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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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While it’s hard to overlook the giant antlers and horns that animals like moose and rams wave around, researchers recently made ...