Hawaiian Spiders Show Silk Materials Evolving Fast Within a Young Adaptive Radiation
Researchers report the first evidence that the mechanical and adhesive properties of spider silk have measurably diversified among closely related ...
Tag: evolution
Evolution May Push Complexity and Consciousness Upward, Review Argues
A new review argues that evolution contains several mechanisms that tend to increase complexity and that basic consciousness follows the ...
Mammary Glands May Have Evolved to Pass Beneficial Microbes From Mother to Offspring, New Framework Proposes
The proposal arrives at a moment when mammalian microbiome research has matured considerably, yet its evolutionary interpretation remains fragmented. Most ...
Two brain tumors, two evolutionary playbooks, one landmark study
Deep inside the genomes of two closely related brain cancers, a team of researchers has found evidence that evolution does ...
Human Brain Tissue Reveals a Cortex Built on Different Rules Than Rodents
A new collection of studies using live human cortical tissue shows that human neurons and circuits follow distinct structural, physiological, ...
Live Birth Pushed Back 90 Million Years in Mammal Ancestors
A bone growth line in a Triassic cynodont reveals that viviparity evolved far earlier in the mammalian lineage than previously ...
Monkey Hopper Trapped in Baltic Amber Rewrites the Insect’s Family History
A 49- to 44-million-year-old male monkey hopper preserved in Baltic amber is the first Acridomorpha from the deposit and extends ...
Spiders, Scorpions, and Mites: Scientists Map the Grand Challenges of Arachnid Evolution
Arachnids occupy a pivotal position in the history of terrestrial life. As descendants of some of the earliest animals to ...
Ancient Gene Family Revealed as Master Switch in Hardy Rubber Tree’s Growth and Stress Survival
Researchers have systematically identified the complete KNOX gene family in the hardy rubber tree Eucommia ulmoides, revealing how these ancient ...
Sturgeon experiments reveal early land vertebrates had stiff, immobile necks
A new Nature study using sturgeon backbones as material analogues shows that the first land vertebrates had far stiffer, less ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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