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Slowly Developing Primates are Not Dim-witted25 Apr, 2008 09:56 am Some primates have evolved big brains because their extra brainpower helps them live and reproduce longer, an advantage that outweighs the demands of extra...Invasive Species Can Produce "Hotspots of Evolutionary Novelty"27 Mar, 2008 02:51 pm Biological invaders are organisms that rapidly spread and multiply after being introduced out of their native range. They are considered one of the most...Syphilis Origins Solved?21 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm A new paper in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases attempts to tackle a rather sensitive topic...Turbocharged Human Evolution13 Dec, 2007 04:25 pm I?ve heard people say that selection pressure on humans has relaxed?or we have slipped from its grip to some degree?and that as a result human evolution...Did a Starchy Diet Fuel Gene Copying in Early Humans?11 Dec, 2007 10:45 am Biologists usually think of gene mutations as the raw material for evolution. But a wide-ranging analysis of a correlation between genes and diet across...Bacterial Genomes and Evolution29 Nov, 2007 10:59 am The seminar that I give most often when I am invited to speak at other universities begins with a brief introduction to genomes,...The Island Rule: Made to be Broken?25 Nov, 2008 05:51 pm Think of island-dwelling animals and enormous Kodiak bear, giant tortoises, and huge man-eating lizards alongside miniature mammoths,...Fodor on Natural Selection16 Oct, 2007 11:50 am Philosopher Jerry Fodor offers up the latest example of a familiar genre: essays declaring the forthcoming demise of natural selection,...Why Care About Species Extinction?26 Sep, 2007 11:07 am The New Republic has a piece titled The Greatest Dying by Jerry Coyne & Hopi E. Hoekstra (see below the fold for how to read it for free if you don't have...Diet & brain evolution: another item on the menu25 Sep, 2007 12:46 pm At some point in the distant past, there was a dramatic increase in brain size in our hominid ancestors. From approximately 2 million years ago,...Hobbit: "The Wrist ends the debate!"20 Sep, 2007 08:22 pm A new study published today in Science attempts to resolve the Hobbit argument. The report states that the so called Hobbit fossils found in Flores,..."Did Climate Cause the Neanderthals' Extinction?"13 Sep, 2007 10:36 am A new study published today in Nature pinpoints the climatic background at the time of the Neanderthals' disappearance in Europe some time around 24,...Polling Data on Science and Religion6 Sep, 2007 12:58 pm Chris Mooney has a link to this analysis* of recent polling data. The analysis was written by David Masci. The subject: How Americans feel about science..."Humans and African Great Apes Probably Split Much Earlier"22 Aug, 2007 07:01 pm A study in Nature reports evidence of a new species of great ape found in Ethiopia. Interview with Dr Gen Suwa, lead researcher.Mosquito Immunity ? Combating the Resurgence of Malaria and Dengue17 Aug, 2007 11:41 am The sequencing of the second mosquito genome, that of the dengue and yellow fever transmitting mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has enabled comprehensive comparative...A New Human31 Jul, 2007 11:24 am A few years ago, everyone was in a tizzy over the discovery of Flores Man, curious hominin remains found on an Indonesian island that had a number of astonishing...Varying Environments Can Speed Up Evolution31 Jul, 2007 11:28 am Nadav Kashtan is a specialist of evolution computer simulations. He authored a study on the subject published in the Proceedings of the National Academy...Distant Cousins, But Close: The Surprising Complexity of The Sea Anemone Genome24 Jul, 2007 12:32 pm The question of what the common ancestor of multicellular animals looked like has puzzled biologists for a long time. With the genome of the starlet sea...?What We Found Fills the Fossil Record Gap between 3.6 and 3.9 Million Years Ago?18 Jul, 2007 02:51 pm Scientists have discovered new early hominid fossils that may fill the gap between two early human species. Interview with Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie...Human Most Likely Origin Is "Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa?18 Jul, 2007 07:00 pm A new study published today in Nature shows new evidence that humans probably evolved in Africa. Interview with Dr Andrea Manica,...Bamboozled! The Curious Natural History of the Giant Panda Family20 Jul, 2007 01:44 pm The discovery of the earliest giant panda skull has established that the giant panda lineage has been eating bamboo for more than 2 million years...Genome Transplantation - Coming to a Bacteria Near You6 Jul, 2007 01:36 pm Well, I was interviewed yesterday by the AP (see the AP article here*) relating to an article in Science on Genome Transplantation by John Glass,...The Creation Museum 3: General Overview5 Jul, 2007 11:54 am The Creation museum that opened on May 28 in Kentucky keeps fueling the debate between evolution and creationism. Jason Rosenhouse tells here his visit...Braking News for Creationism2 Jul, 2007 04:51 pm Creationists who bang the pulpit about the Universe being young tend to use old, outdated, and long-debunked arguments. The astronomy ones just crack..."Certain Genes Are Favoured In Males and Not In Females"27 Jun, 2007 07:00 pm Researchers have found out that good genes can be gender-specific. The study is published in the June 28, 2007 issue of Nature...Family Guy: Christian Alternative to the Theory of Evolution18 Jun, 2007 12:48 pm Evolution versus creationism reviewed by Family Guy?It?s Blurring the Distinction Between Humans and the African Apes.?31 May, 2007 08:00 pm Upright walking may have begun in the trees. This hypothesis is the result of a study, based on the observation of orangutans,...Of Mammals and Mass Extinctions9 May, 2007 01:10 pm It's a story that everyone knows. Some 65 million years ago a giant asteroid slams into the Earth. The resulting catastrophe spreads around the world,...Evolution in response to climate change26 Jan, 2007 12:45 pm We are now experiencing substantial changes in the earth?s climate, with warmer temperatures, droughts, and other changes in precipitation patterns found... |