Viruses may explain why small animals are more prone to cancer
Cancer is a numbers game. Larger, longer-lived animals with more cells...
Tag Archives: evolution
Charles Darwin Gets Busted
LONDON—The votes are in, and the top prize in a contest...
Multicellularity Driven by Bacteria
MONTREAL, CANADA—When taking a dip this summer you will probably swallow...
Fruitflies evolve number sense
US and Canadian researchers have evolved a population of fruitflies that...
Resistant bed-bugs ‘from tropics’
New results suggest that insecticide use in the tropics is to...
Jawbones are ‘shaped by diet’, a study finds
Diet has shaped human jaw bones; a result that could help...
Primates leapt to social living
Scientists may be a step closer to understanding the origins of...
Pioneers boast high fertility, say scientists
Scientists have shown that women who were first to settle in...
Dolphins ‘decompress like humans’
Scientists have found tiny bubbles beneath the blubber of dolphins that...
Fish shrinkage probed in lab
Scientists are starting a novel project to investigate whether overfishing alters...
Plant has evolved a specialist bird perch
New research sheds light on the world’s most specialised bird perch....
Waving robotic crab arm attracts females
A vigorous wave of the claw can be the key to...
Bed bugs protect their sperm from bacteria
Bed bugs protect their sperm against sexually transmitted infections by producing...
Insects use antibacterial secretions to protect young
Scientists have confirmed that so-called burying beetles coat their young’s food...
Age-related brain shrinking is unique to humans
The brains of our closest relatives, unlike our own, do not...
Worms’ sex life yields advantage over parasites
Sex gives worms the power to fight off parasites, report researchers...
Safe Sex, Duck Style
Male mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) are famous for their long, spiraling...
Green Eggs and Salamanders
It might sound like something out of a Dr. Seuss story,...
Monkeys Chew the Cud
Eating your greens can be grueling, especially if you are a...
The Oldest Buttercup Yet
Darwin called the origin of flowering plants an “abominable mystery.” They...
