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Enigmatic hominin species studied using 2 million-year-old proteins
The absence of AMELY suggests that a sample is female, but it isn't definitive. That's…
Posted inBiology crocodiles evolution
Carnivorous crocodile-like monsters used to terrorize the Caribbean
How did reptilian things that looked something like crocodiles get to the Caribbean islands from…
Posted inBiology circadian rhythm Drosophila
Some flies go insomniac to ward off parasites
Those genes associated with metabolism were upregulated, meaning they showed an increase in activity. An…
Posted inBiology evolution hummingbirds
Newly hatched hummingbird looks, acts like a toxic caterpillar
Further observation of the nest revealed that the female hummingbird had added to its hatchling’s…
Posted inBiology developmental biology evolution
We probably inherited our joints from… a fish
What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints…
Did the snowball Earth give complex life a boost?
Life is complex But when new minerals made their way to the water, what did…