evolution

Digging Deep Into Ankylosaurid Behavior

Best known for their heavily fortified exterior, ankylosaurids may have also defended themselves against large land predators through digging.

Caught In the Act: Fossilized Remains Of A Nesting Dinosaur

For the first time ever, scientists have found a 70 million year old fossil in China capturing a dinosaur nesting on a clutch of unhatched eggs.

Automating The Evolution Of Antimicrobial Resistance

To deepen their understanding of antimicrobial resistance, researchers have developed a robotic system that could evolve bacteria in bulk after exposure to different antibiotics.

Playing Hide And Seek With Medicinal Plants

By blending in with its surroundings, a plant traditionally used in Chinese medicine has evolved to evade harvesting by humans.

Sniffing Out The Evolution Of Rodent Pheromones

According to researchers in Japan, rodent pheromones may have originated from a combination of two ancient vertebrate genes.

Severe COVID-19 Linked To Neanderthal Gene

A long stretch of DNA inherited from an interbreeding event with Neanderthals some 60,000 years ago has been linked to increase risk of severe COVID-19.

Red Pandas Actually Two Distinct Species

Using population genomics, scientists have confirmed that the two red panda species have different evolutionary histories.

Lose + Lose = Win

Zooplankton survive over-predation of their food source by switching between two ‘losing’ strategies: laying dormant eggs and staying dormant until algae levels recover.

The History Of Penguins Laid Bare In Their Genomes

An international team of scientists has released data on 19 penguin genomes which can be used to understand how the birds evolved over time.