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Published Ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptations - Ancestral Variation Guides Future Environmental Adaptations


The speed of environmental change is very challenging for wild organisms. When exposed to a new envi...
Published Ancestral mitoviruses discovered in mycorrhizal fungi - Ancestral Mitoviruses Discovered in Mycorrhizal Fungi



A new group of mitochondrial viruses confined to the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Glomeromycotina ma...
Published Learning how to control HIV from African genomes



A study on almost four thousand people of African descent has identified a gene that acts as natural...
Published Tracing the evolution of the 'little brain'



The evolution of higher cognitive functions in humans has so far mostly been linked to the expansion...
Published How shifting climates may have shaped early elephants' trunks



Researchers have provided new insights into how ancestral elephants developed their dextrous trunks. ...
Published Early Homo sapiens facilitated the establishment of the Bonelli's eagle in the Mediterranean 50,000 years ago



Scientists have unraveled the ancestral history of one of the most iconic birds of prey in the curre ...
Published Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals - Revealing the Genome of the Common Ancestor of All Mammals


An international team has reconstructed the genome organization of the earliest common ancestor of a...
Published Natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations



New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organ...
Published Meet the first Neanderthal family - Meet the First Neanderthal Family: A Glimpse into Our Ancestral Past


Researchers have managed to sequence multiple individuals from a remote Neanderthal community in Sib...
Published Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations - Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations



In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing foss...
Published New method traces ancestry of hybrid plants and animals - New Method Traces Ancestry of Hybrid Plants and Animals



Hybrid plants and animals have complicated genomes. A biologist has discovered a way to reveal their...
Published Evolutionary secrets of 'Old Tom' and the killer whales of Eden revealed by genetic study



Evolutionary biologists have for the first time decoded the genetic lineage of a famous killer whale...
Published Endangered songbird challenging assumptions about evolution - Endangered Songbird Challenging Assumptions About Evolution


New research looked at a newly discovered, endangered songbird located only in South America -- the...
Published Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin - Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Share a Common Origin


A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the sam...
Published Evolutionary history of detoxifying enzymes reconstructed - Evolutionary History of Detoxifying Enzymes Reconstructed


Biochemists have succeeded in resurrecting the ancestral genes of five detoxifying enzymes which are ...
Published Cherokee inscriptions in Alabama cave interpreted - Cherokee Inscriptions in Alabama Cave Interpreted


For the first time, a team of scholars and archaeologists has recorded and interpreted Cherokee insc...
Published New genetic research on remote Pacific islands yields surprising findings on world's earliest seafarers - New Genetic Research on Remote Pacific Islands Yields Surprising Findings on World's Earliest Seafarers


New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and...
Published A fossil fruit from California shows ancestors of coffee and potatoes survived cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs - A Fossil Fruit from California Reveals the Survival of Ancestors of Coffee and Potatoes after the Dinosaurs' Extinction



The discovery of an 80-million-year-old fossil plant pushes back the known origins of lamiids to the...
Published How whale shark rhodopsin evolved to see, in the deep blue sea - How Whale Shark Rhodopsin Evolved to See, in the Deep Blue Sea


A group of researchers discovered that the rhodopsin -- a protein in the eye that detects light -- o...
Published Colorado's spicy ancient history of chili peppers - Colorado's Spicy Ancient History of Chili Peppers



Recently identified chili pepper fossils from Boulder and Denver museums challenge millions of years...