evolutionary

Evolutionary biology: Ants can hold a grudge

A team led by evolutionary biologist Volker Nehring is investigating the extent to which ants learn from past experiences. Ants…

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Study of mountaineering mice sheds light on evolutionary adaptation

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species…

1 year ago

Evolutionary paths vastly differ for birds, bats

New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which…

1 year ago

Genomic dark matter solves butterfly evolutionary riddle

A team of international researchers has uncovered a surprising genetic mechanism that influences the vibrant and complex patterns on butterfly…

2 years ago

On repeat: Biologists observe recurring evolutionary changes, over time, in stick insects

A long-standing debate among evolutionary scientists goes something like this: Does evolution happen in a predictable pattern or does it…

2 years ago

Evolutionary history of the formation of forceps and maternal care in earwigs

Dermaptera (earwigs) are an order of common insects often found under stones and is characterized by a pair of forcep-like…

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An evolutionary mystery 125 million years in the making

Plant genomics has come a long way since Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) helped sequence the first plant genome. But…

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How did humans learn to walk? New evolutionary study offers an earful

Humans and our closest relatives, living apes, display a remarkable diversity of types of locomotion -- from walking upright on…

2 years ago