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Evolution
Evolution: the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules. Repeated formation of new species, change within species, and loss of species throughout the evolutionary history of life on Earth are demonstrated by shared sets of morphological and biochemical traits, including shared DNA sequences. These shared traits are more similar among species that share a more recent common ancestor, and can be used to reconstruct a biological "tree of life" based on evolutionary relationships, using both existing species and fossils.
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DEC 16, 2019Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaDEC 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and short ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2019Cancer
New research published in Nature suggests that ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is particularly abundant in tumo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 19, 2019Neuroscience
Although we know how we hiccup, why has remained a mystery for some time, with researchers suggesting it to be an evolut ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 18, 2019Cancer
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that certain “hyperhotspots&rdq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 18, 2019Microbiology
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationshi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Technology
Having an ant the size of a lion isn’t an impossible idea—at least through augmented reality. Watch this aug ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogen is dubbed the clean energy of the future because its consumption leads to no carbon emission but only water. Bu ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
After assessing the genomes of twenty species of butterflies, scientists were surprised to find that genes flow easily b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
New research reported in Nature has suggested that modern humans come from Southern Africa, where they lived for approxi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The need to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins without turning to animal-testing may soon be a possibility. A new anim ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 20, 2019Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and short
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Nature suggests that ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is particularly abundant in tumo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 19, 2019
Neuroscience
Although we know how we hiccup, why has remained a mystery for some time, with researchers suggesting it to be an evolut
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 18, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that certain “hyperhotspots&rdq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 18, 2019
Microbiology
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationshi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Technology
Having an ant the size of a lion isn’t an impossible idea—at least through augmented reality. Watch this aug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogen is dubbed the clean energy of the future because its consumption leads to no carbon emission but only water. Bu
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
After assessing the genomes of twenty species of butterflies, scientists were surprised to find that genes flow easily b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New research reported in Nature has suggested that modern humans come from Southern Africa, where they lived for approxi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The need to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins without turning to animal-testing may soon be a possibility. A new anim
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 20, 2019
Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch