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Published Smallest shifting fastest: Bird species body size predicts rate of change in a warming world - Smallest Shifting Fastest: How Bird Species Body Size Predicts Rate of Change in a Warming World



Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest...
Published Chlamydiae expand our view on how intracellular bacteria evolve - Chlamydiae: Expanding Our Understanding of Intracellular Bacteria Evolution



All chlamydiae today live inside the cells of hosts ranging from amoeba to animals. A team of scient...
Published New insights into survival of ancient Western Desert peoples - New Insights into Survival of Ancient Western Desert Peoples


Researchers have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to form hypothes...
Published Scientists believe evolution could save coral reefs, if we let it - Scientists Believe Evolution Could Save Coral Reefs, If We Let It


Coral reefs can adapt to climate change if given the chance to evolve, according to a study. ABSTRAC ...
Published Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution - Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution



Evolution is a sequence of design changes happening on their own in a discernible direction; it neve...
Published Origami-inspired robots can sense, analyze and act in challenging environments - Origami-Inspired Robots: Sensing, Analyzing, and Acting in Challenging Environments


A multidisciplinary team has created a new fabrication technique for fully foldable robots that can...
Published Kangaroo Island ants 'play dead' to avoid predators - Kangaroo Island Ants 'Play Dead' to Avoid Predators



They're well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is also s...
Published Move over, armadillos: There's a new bone-plated mammal in town - Move Over, Armadillos: There's a New Bone-Plated Mammal in Town



Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plat...
Published Genome of a drought-tolerant plant: Many genes are involved in 'resurrection' - Genome of a Drought-Tolerant Plant: Understanding the Role of Multiple Genes in 'Resurrection'


Some plants can survive months without water, only to turn green again after a brief downpour. A rec...
Published As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are adjusting their migration patterns - As Sea Ice Declines in the Arctic, Bowhead Whales are Adjusting Their Migration Patterns


As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are staying north of the Bering Strait more freque...
Published Life in the smoke of underwater volcanoes - Life in the Smoke of Underwater Volcanoes


Disconnected from the energy of the sun, the permanently ice-covered Arctic deep sea receives minisc...
Published Nearly a hundred genes have been lost during the woolly mammoth's evolution - Nearly a Hundred Genes Lost During the Woolly Mammoth's Evolution


A new study shows that 87 genes have been affected by deletions or short insertions during the cours...
Published Focus on function helps identify the changes that made us human - Focus on Function Helps Identify the Changes That Made Us Human



Research sheds light on human evolution, and demonstrates an approach for identifying significant di...
Published Toothy grins from the past: Ancient birds replaced their teeth like living crocodilians - Toothy Grins from the Past: Ancient Birds Replaced Their Teeth Like Living Crocodilians


The first 3D reconstructions of extinct Cretaceous birds reveal a reptilian tooth replacement patter...
Published Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution - Fight or Flight? How Birds are Helping to Reveal the Mysteries of Evolution


New research uncovers the negative link between flight-worthiness and fight-worthiness in birds. Evo...
Published Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**



A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...
Published Brain flexibility may hasten hearing improvements from cochlear implants - Brain Flexibility May Hasten Hearing Improvements from Cochlear Implants


Kickstarting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improve...
Published Large mammals can help climate change mitigation and adaptation - Large Mammals: A Key Player in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation


A new study investigates whether protecting and restoring large animal wildlife can help to support...
Published Self-organization: What robotics can learn from amoebae - Self-Organization: What Robotics Can Learn from Amoebae


Researchers have developed a new model to describe how biological or technical systems form complex...
Published Researchers' discovery of five new deep-sea squat lobster species calls for revision of current classification - Researchers' Discovery of Five New Deep-Sea Squat Lobster Species Calls for Revision of Current Classification


Researchers describe five new deep-sea squat lobster species. Combining molecular data and microCT t...