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Evolution
Evolution: the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules. Repeated formation of new species, change within species, and loss of species throughout the evolutionary history of life on Earth are demonstrated by shared sets of morphological and biochemical traits, including shared DNA sequences. These shared traits are more similar among species that share a more recent common ancestor, and can be used to reconstruct a biological "tree of life" based on evolutionary relationships, using both existing species and fossils.
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FEB 12, 2023Earth & The Environment
February 12 has come to be known as Darwin Day. In honor of this day, here's a look at how Darwin's ideas evolved.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 08, 2023Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Space & Astronomy
A team of astronomers have captured the first direct image of a brown dwarf orbiting a star. The research was led by the ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 07, 2023Space & Astronomy
Studying astronomical objects is like peering through a window of time, where astronomers can study the universe’s ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 06, 2023Plants & Animals
New research shows that humans can understand ape gestures, even if they have not seen them before.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Setting up reliable controls is one of the priorities that any scientist should be concerned with when engaging in scien ...Sponsored By: Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.JAN 30, 2023Space & Astronomy
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that there is great diversity of galaxies in the early Univers ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study shows that Vikings were more genetically diverse than contemporary ScandinaviansWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 24, 2023Earth & The Environment
A new study reports that if the 120 endangered mammals in Madagascar go extinct, it will take 23 million years to replac ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 18, 2023Neuroscience
New research shows that neuron dentisty in the T. rex brain may be most similar to modern-day baboons.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
As we age, the cells we carry in our bodies can pick up new mutations. Research has indicated that in many species, huma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2023Earth & The Environment
New research suggests a better time frame for when the Bering Land Bridge formed and flooded, and when humans migrated a ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Smallpox is one of the worst diseases humanity has ever faced, and it has many distinctions. The first vaccine that was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Plants & Animals
Stone tools dated to 50,000 years ago were probably made by capuchin monkeys, not humans.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 06, 2023Technology
A new discovery from the Cooper's Ferry site suggests earlier origins for stone tools in the Americas.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for human evolution research--read on for the top discoveries of the past year.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattDEC 28, 2022Health & Medicine
For millennia the arms race between bacteria and animals was fought through mutations and evolution. As modern bacteria ...Written By: Amielle MorenoDEC 27, 2022Plants & Animals
Octopuses are long known for being intelligent creatures. These flexible, eight-tentacled creatures, often demonstrate t ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 21, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests humans may have become bipedal in the trees, not on the savanna.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattDEC 19, 2022Health & Medicine
A new study suggests that Denisovan DNA helps Papuans with immune response.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattDEC 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2023
Earth & The Environment
February 12 has come to be known as Darwin Day. In honor of this day, here's a look at how Darwin's ideas evolved.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 08, 2023
Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A team of astronomers have captured the first direct image of a brown dwarf orbiting a star. The research was led by the
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 07, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Studying astronomical objects is like peering through a window of time, where astronomers can study the universe’s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 06, 2023
Plants & Animals
New research shows that humans can understand ape gestures, even if they have not seen them before.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Setting up reliable controls is one of the priorities that any scientist should be concerned with when engaging in scien
...
Sponsored By:
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
JAN 30, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that there is great diversity of galaxies in the early Univers
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study shows that Vikings were more genetically diverse than contemporary Scandinavians
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 24, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A new study reports that if the 120 endangered mammals in Madagascar go extinct, it will take 23 million years to replac
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 18, 2023
Neuroscience
New research shows that neuron dentisty in the T. rex brain may be most similar to modern-day baboons.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
As we age, the cells we carry in our bodies can pick up new mutations. Research has indicated that in many species, huma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests a better time frame for when the Bering Land Bridge formed and flooded, and when humans migrated a
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Smallpox is one of the worst diseases humanity has ever faced, and it has many distinctions. The first vaccine that was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Plants & Animals
Stone tools dated to 50,000 years ago were probably made by capuchin monkeys, not humans.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 06, 2023
Technology
A new discovery from the Cooper's Ferry site suggests earlier origins for stone tools in the Americas.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for human evolution research--read on for the top discoveries of the past year.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
DEC 28, 2022
Health & Medicine
For millennia the arms race between bacteria and animals was fought through mutations and evolution. As modern bacteria
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 27, 2022
Plants & Animals
Octopuses are long known for being intelligent creatures. These flexible, eight-tentacled creatures, often demonstrate t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests humans may have become bipedal in the trees, not on the savanna.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
DEC 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
A new study suggests that Denisovan DNA helps Papuans with immune response.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
DEC 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch