How have humans and mice changed since we diverged about 75 million years ago from a small, furry common ancestor? Apart from the obvious, of course. As a starting point, it’s worth noting there’s nothing…
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The widely believed theory that cycad plants, or “dinosaur plants”, are living fossils has been debunked. Using genetic analyses…
Recent genome sequencing of different species including the platypus has sought to answer the question of how genes have…
Image courtesy of Nick Clemann Daring members of the animal kingdom practise hitch-hiking, a feat that might lead to serious…
Why do female Eclectus parrots kill their sons as soon as they hatch? While humans sometimes “sex select” their babies, no…
Image courtesy of www.coralreefecosystems.org Deep-reef coral has been found to grow more prosperously when exposed little…
Research published in this month’s BioEssays confirms something many of us have always known: women have stronger immune systems than men. We fight off infections more readily, are less likely to develop…
Most vertebrates, including humans, are descended from a common ancestor that had a sixth sense – a well-developed electroreceptive…
By growing and analysing a number of strains of the mustard plant Arabidopsis, researchers have made steps toward developing…
In dolphin “families”, positive social interactions are more than twice as important as good genes in determining successful…
What ever happened to quality science reporting in the mainstream media? Why do so many journalists seem to simply accept press releases as fact? Are qualifications no longer relevant when it comes to…
A fish’s personality may determine how it is captured. The association between personality differences and the capture-technique…
We humans had sex with Neandertals; we bonked the relatives of Neandertals; we got down and dirty with members of an as-yet unrecognised African population; and we, of course, got jiggy with each other…
A stroll down the personal growth aisle of the bookstore tells us, among other things, Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps. The answer, as authors Alan and Barbara Pease delightedly inform their…
Laughing with friends for around 15 minutes boosts a person’s pain threshold by an average of 10%, an international study has found. Laughter has long been associated with well-being, even inspiring a…
Since its discovery in August 2008, the site of Malapa in Johannesburg has yielded more than 220 bones of early hominins representing at least six individuals, including the remains of babies, juveniles…
The presence of a crop in two Early Cretaceous birds points to an essentially modern digestive system that formed early in…
Using chickens, researchers investigating whether the innermost digit of a bird’s three-pronged wing is a index finger or…
Chimpanzees have shown significant signs of prosocial behaviour. The new finding is in contrast with previous thought that…
Why do females cheat on their partners? A new study of songbirds in the US – published today – suggests cheating females are more successful in the long-run and get more grandchildren. Why? Because the…
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