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Shrub is a smart gambler when tackling parasites
Berberis plants may kill off their own developing seeds when fruit flies attack, but they have a backup plan to protect their fertility
Berberis plants may kill off their own developing seeds when fruit flies attack, but they have a backup plan to protect their fertility
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014, 7:40am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014, 7:40am
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Pictures: How a Python Can Swallow a Crocodile
In an epic battle, a 10-foot olive python got the best of a Johnson's crocodile, and a lucky passerby snapped photos.
In an epic battle, a 10-foot olive python got the best of a Johnson's crocodile, and a lucky passerby snapped photos.
Evolution
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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Fishy molecule 'sets depth limit'
Scientists say it is unlikely that any fish can survive in the oceans deeper than about 8,200m.
Scientists say it is unlikely that any fish can survive in the oceans deeper than about 8,200m.
Evolution
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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Newly identified dinosaur fauna sheds light on evolution
Dr Dave Hone: The Daohugou Fauna is rich in dinosaurs, lizards, pterosaurs, salamanders and mammalsDr Dave Hone
Dr Dave Hone: The Daohugou Fauna is rich in dinosaurs, lizards, pterosaurs, salamanders and mammalsDr Dave Hone
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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Our blender brain: How mixing ideas made us human
About 50,000 years ago we started to mash up incompatible concepts – and everything from science to fashion is the result, says cognitive scientist Mark Turner
About 50,000 years ago we started to mash up incompatible concepts – and everything from science to fashion is the result, says cognitive scientist Mark Turner
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 27, 2014, 7:45am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 27, 2014, 7:45am
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New species of mammal lives - and dies - for sex
The black-tailed antechinus, a small marsupial found in Australia, has unusual mating habits that often prove deadly
The black-tailed antechinus, a small marsupial found in Australia, has unusual mating habits that often prove deadly
Evolution
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Do invertebrates feel pain?
Boiled alive and torn limb from limb – it's time we took seriously the question of whether animals like squid, octopus and lobsters suffer
Boiled alive and torn limb from limb – it's time we took seriously the question of whether animals like squid, octopus and lobsters suffer
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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The fickle flight of Darwin’s Galapagos finches
Henry Nicholls: The flight of eight of Darwin’s finches, from Galapagos to London to Portsmouth to London to CambridgeHenry Nicholls
Henry Nicholls: The flight of eight of Darwin’s finches, from Galapagos to London to Portsmouth to London to CambridgeHenry Nicholls
Evolution
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Feb 24, 2014, 7:59am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Feb 24, 2014, 7:59am
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How Long Does Mass Extinction Take?
By figuring out the timing and rate of the world's most massive extinction 252 million years ago, scientists hope to figure out how such lethal events work
By figuring out the timing and rate of the world's most massive extinction 252 million years ago, scientists hope to figure out how such lethal events work
Evolution
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014, 7:33am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014, 7:33am
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Zoologger: The hardest ant in the world
While most animals flee from a fire ant's lethal venom, the tawny crazy ant simply has a quick acid bath and comes back for more
While most animals flee from a fire ant's lethal venom, the tawny crazy ant simply has a quick acid bath and comes back for more
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Feb 14, 2014, 9:30am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Feb 14, 2014, 9:30am
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Jaw-inspiring: Ancient fish was pivotal in evolution of face, researchers find
Let's face it. It's easy to take for granted that mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish - vertebrates just like people - have a face. But it has not always been the case.
Let's face it. It's easy to take for granted that mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish - vertebrates just like people - have a face. But it has not always been the case.
Evolution
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Feathered Dinosaur Colors Bloomed 150 Million Years Ago
Early birds, and mammals, quickly sprouted a variety of colors more than 150 million years ago, a new study suggests.
Early birds, and mammals, quickly sprouted a variety of colors more than 150 million years ago, a new study suggests.
Evolution
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Birds and dinosaurs - one of the great fossil connections
The transition from non-avian dinosaurs to birds is a testament to the evidence in the fossil recordDr Dave Hone
The transition from non-avian dinosaurs to birds is a testament to the evidence in the fossil recordDr Dave Hone
Evolution
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Ant squatters help feed the trees they call home
While some ants help protect their home trees from hungry beasts, others do nothing of the sort – but they may offer a less obvious benefit to their hosts
While some ants help protect their home trees from hungry beasts, others do nothing of the sort – but they may offer a less obvious benefit to their hosts
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014, 8:15am
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So, Turns Out Crocodiles Can Climb Trees
Crocodiles can climb trees. And they do it well, too: Some of the toothy reptiles have been spotted as high as 32 feet up a tree.
Crocodiles can climb trees. And they do it well, too: Some of the toothy reptiles have been spotted as high as 32 feet up a tree.
Evolution
Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014, 8:15am
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Brain Rewards Us for Looking at Pretty Faces
Gawkers can blame evolution
Gawkers can blame evolution
Neuroscience
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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Domesticated Camels Came to Israel in 930 B.C., Centuries Later Than Bible Says
Domesticated camels weren't known in Israel until about 900 B.C., when there were major changes in copper production throughout the region.
Domesticated camels weren't known in Israel until about 900 B.C., when there were major changes in copper production throughout the region.
Evolution
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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Seeds of life can sprout in moon's icy pockets
Cosmic rays can spark reactions in lunar ice that make the building blocks of life, suggesting it is happening on the solar system's other icy worlds too
Cosmic rays can spark reactions in lunar ice that make the building blocks of life, suggesting it is happening on the solar system's other icy worlds too
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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Who 'Won' The Creation Vs. Evolution Debate?
Days after a wide-ranging debate on creationism and evolution between Bill Nye and Ken Ham, the topic is driving an online conversation about points raised in the debate. Themes of belief and literalism, logic and faith — and, for some, relevance — are being debated online.
Days after a wide-ranging debate on creationism and evolution between Bill Nye and Ken Ham, the topic is driving an online conversation about points raised in the debate. Themes of belief and literalism, logic and faith — and, for some, relevance — are being debated online.
Science Politics
Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Feb 07, 2014, 9:09am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Feb 07, 2014, 9:09am
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Salmon born with 'magnetic map'
Scientists believe that Pacific salmon sense changes in intensity and angle of the Earth's magnetic field to find their way in the ocean.
Scientists believe that Pacific salmon sense changes in intensity and angle of the Earth's magnetic field to find their way in the ocean.
Evolution
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Feb 07, 2014, 9:09am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Feb 07, 2014, 9:09am
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Woolly Mammoths' Taste For Flowers May Have Been Their Undoing
New research shows a big part of the woolly mammoth's diet was made up of tiny flowers rather than grass. When the flowers disappeared, the mammoths did, too.
New research shows a big part of the woolly mammoth's diet was made up of tiny flowers rather than grass. When the flowers disappeared, the mammoths did, too.
Bill Nye and Ken Ham Debated Creationism—But Did They Change Anyone's Mind?
Nobody "won" the latest creationism vs. evolution debate, the latest in a long-running political fight.
Nobody "won" the latest creationism vs. evolution debate, the latest in a long-running political fight.
Evolution
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 06, 2014, 8:29am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 06, 2014, 8:29am
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The Borneo Hills diet: Pitcher plants' strange prey
Instead of catching insects, some carnivorous pitcher plants target much bigger animals – but not to eat them. Stephanie Pain finds a surprise on the menu
Instead of catching insects, some carnivorous pitcher plants target much bigger animals – but not to eat them. Stephanie Pain finds a surprise on the menu
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 04, 2014, 7:55am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 04, 2014, 7:55am
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Wallabies play 'pokies' to reveal selective colour vision
Study in which wallabies responded to colours by pressing switches on a poker machine sheds light on marsupial colour vision Paul Farrell
Study in which wallabies responded to colours by pressing switches on a poker machine sheds light on marsupial colour vision Paul Farrell
Evolution
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jan 31, 2014, 9:22am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jan 31, 2014, 9:22am
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Modern humans more Neanderthal than once thought, studies suggest
It's getting harder and harder to take umbrage if someone calls you a Neanderthal.
It's getting harder and harder to take umbrage if someone calls you a Neanderthal.
Evolution
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Cannibal-Style Parenting
Frog fathers purposefully leave their tadpoles in dangerous waters
Frog fathers purposefully leave their tadpoles in dangerous waters
Evolution
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jan 24, 2014, 7:58am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jan 24, 2014, 7:58am
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Satellite-like eyes give mantis shrimp unique vision
The bug-like eyes of mantis shrimp have a unique colour vision system that may recognise colours faster than human eyes
The bug-like eyes of mantis shrimp have a unique colour vision system that may recognise colours faster than human eyes
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 24, 2014, 7:58am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 24, 2014, 7:58am
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Giant leaps of evolution make cancer cells deadly
Tumour cells take big genetic jumps called macromutations to become invasive "hopeful monsters". Treatment to block that evolution could be the next step
Tumour cells take big genetic jumps called macromutations to become invasive "hopeful monsters". Treatment to block that evolution could be the next step
Cancer
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 24, 2014, 7:58am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 24, 2014, 7:58am
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Mild-Mannered Stingrays Can Inflict A World Of Hurt
These cousins of the shark send thousands of waders and surfers yelping for medical help each year. A powerful toxin in the barb of the ray's tail triggers a "knifelike pain" that can last for hours. Best prevention? Do the "stingray shuffle."
These cousins of the shark send thousands of waders and surfers yelping for medical help each year. A powerful toxin in the barb of the ray's tail triggers a "knifelike pain" that can last for hours. Best prevention? Do the "stingray shuffle."
This Spider Makes Fake Spiders. But Why?
Scientists returned to the Amazon rainforest in December to collect data on one of their biggest finds of 2012: a spider that uses insect corpses and jungle trash to build big, spider-shaped decoys in its web.
Scientists returned to the Amazon rainforest in December to collect data on one of their biggest finds of 2012: a spider that uses insect corpses and jungle trash to build big, spider-shaped decoys in its web.
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