Tag: evolution

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether…

NASA’s latest infrared space telescope, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), is set for launch on 28th February. The mission, valued at…

A new study challenges the long-standing belief that intelligent life is an unlikely occurrence, suggesting that human-like evolution may be a natural outcome under the right planetary conditions. The research…

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth. The…

Short snouts and a flat profile — within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. According to a team…

Samsung is gearing up to unveil its latest flagship smartphones at its first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2025, scheduled for January 22 in San Jose. The South Korean electronics giant…

A discovery has shed light on the early evolution of nervous systems in ecdysozoan animals, a group that includes insects, nematodes, and priapulid worms. Fossil evidence from the early Cambrian…

A study by the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) suggests that early Homo species may have experienced extended childhoods well before significant brain enlargement, challenging longstanding evolutionary assumptions. The findings…

Rice University’s Peter Wolynes and his research team have unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, evolve. Their paper was published May 13 by the…

Before the evolution of legs from fins, the axial skeleton — including the bones of the head, neck, back and ribs — was already going through changes that would eventually…