evolution Archive
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![Goldfish are popular thanks to, amongst other attractions, being one of the most low maintenance pets available. Less well known, however, is their astounding resilience. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Butterfly_Goldfish_02-115x115.jpg "Drink like a fish")
Drink like a fish
Posted on September 1, 2017 | No CommentsGoldfish are popular thanks to, amongst other attractions, being one of the most low maintenance pets available. Less well known, however, is their astounding resilience. […] -
![“I care more about Drosera than the origin of all the species in the world”- wrote Charles Darwin in a letter to famed geologist, mentor […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/venus-115x115.jpg "Towards becoming a carnivore: evolution of carnivorous plants")
Towards becoming a carnivore: evolution of carnivorous plants
Posted on February 18, 2017 | No Comments“I care more about Drosera than the origin of all the species in the world”- wrote Charles Darwin in a letter to famed geologist, mentor […] -
![A paper released by Mitteroecker et al. in October 2016 revealed an interesting new theory about the effects of the rising use of cesarean sections […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Defense.gov_photo_essay_110120-A-1566H-007-115x115.jpg "Is our use of cesarean sections changing the human species?")
Is our use of cesarean sections changing the human species?
Posted on December 19, 2016 | No CommentsA paper released by Mitteroecker et al. in October 2016 revealed an interesting new theory about the effects of the rising use of cesarean sections […] -
![A long time ago in a galaxy far far away R2d2 set out to take over the genome ….. Selfish elements are genes or sections […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1362631849SgS-115x115.jpg "DNA Takeover")
DNA Takeover
Posted on February 28, 2016 | No CommentsA long time ago in a galaxy far far away R2d2 set out to take over the genome ….. Selfish elements are genes or sections […] -
![New research carried out by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology reveals that modern humans and Neanderthals may have interbred much earlier than previous […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/h_2.19813990-1200x800-115x115.jpg "Neanderthals and humans interbred much earlier than thought")
Neanderthals and humans interbred much earlier than thought
Posted on February 25, 2016 | No CommentsNew research carried out by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology reveals that modern humans and Neanderthals may have interbred much earlier than previous […] -
![This week in Current Biology a team of scientists have found the first evidence for an evolutionary trade-off between vocal investment and testes size. The […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Large Testes vs Loud Howls")
Large Testes vs Loud Howls
Posted on November 3, 2015 | No CommentsThis week in Current Biology a team of scientists have found the first evidence for an evolutionary trade-off between vocal investment and testes size. The […] -
Using Maths to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Posted on November 2, 2015 | No CommentsImagine a world where even simple cuts can be life threatening. That is the potential of a world without antibiotics. Along with an overuse of […] -
![Cooking, along with producing art; developing languages and creating technologies, is believed to be a uniquely human skill. According to a controversial theory developed by primatologist, Professor […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Did Cooking Emerge Earlier Than Previously Thought?")
Did Cooking Emerge Earlier Than Previously Thought?
Posted on June 6, 2015 | No CommentsCooking, along with producing art; developing languages and creating technologies, is believed to be a uniquely human skill. According to a controversial theory developed by primatologist, Professor […] -
Dog-Eat-Dog World: The Earliest Lifeforms May Have Been Eaten to Extinction
Posted on May 4, 2015 | No Comments542 million years ago, nearly all modern animal phyla burst on the scene in an explosive radiation that has come to be known as the […] -
Blending into the Crowd: How Chameleons Change their Colour
Posted on April 23, 2015 | No CommentsThere are over 180 different species of chameleons, some of which are capable of changing their skin colour for uses including social signalling, temperature control and camouflage. […] -
Revolution in Evolution: “Genetic Adam” more recent than previously thought
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsA study published in Nature Genetics last month has found that almost every man alive today can trace their ancestry back to a “genetic Adam” […] -
![The alien ships arrive without warning. In a moment, a civilisation we have developed over centuries is changed forever. Their technologies are beyond our […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Ship-195x110.jpg "The Magic Environment")
The Magic Environment
Posted on December 13, 2014 | No CommentsThe alien ships arrive without warning. In a moment, a civilisation we have developed over centuries is changed forever. Their technologies are beyond our […] -
Hominids Used Shells to Draw 500,000 Years Ago
Posted on December 9, 2014 | No CommentsHalf a million years ago, Homo erectus was using freshwater mussel shells both as a tool and a canvas for engraving. This new finding quashes […] -
![Wellspring of Life: Hydrothermal vents power biology far beneath the waves When we think of the Earth and its life-forms, we tend to think of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Hydrothermal-vent-195x110.jpg "Oceans of Life")
Oceans of Life
Posted on November 23, 2014 | No CommentsWellspring of Life: Hydrothermal vents power biology far beneath the waves When we think of the Earth and its life-forms, we tend to think of […]
