In the first study to take a comprehensive look at the way urbanization is affecting evolution, researchers say they’ve found a ‘wake-up call for the public, governments and other scientists.’ …read more Source:: Science
Day: November 2, 2017
How chromosomes ‘cheat’ for the chance to get into an egg
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Chromosomes can ‘cheat,’ biasing the chance that they will make it into a sex cell. Biologists show how this bias arises in female cells, detecting molecular signals that create an …read more Source:: Science
Genomic study reveals clues to wild past of grapes
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About 22,000 years ago, as the ice sheets that consumed much of North America and Europe began retreating, humans started to consume a fruit that today brings joy to millions …read more Source:: Science
Hubble Sees Nearby Asteroids Photobombing Distant Galaxies
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Photobombing asteroids from our solar system have snuck their way into this deep image of the universe taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. These asteroids reside roughly 160 million miles …read more Source:: Science
Male mammoths more often fell into ‘natural traps’ and died, DNA evidence suggests
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Researchers who have sexed 98 woolly mammoth specimens collected from various parts of Siberia have discovered that the fossilized remains more often came from males of the species than females. …read more Source:: Science
Newly discovered orangutan species is ‘among the most threatened great apes in the world’
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Scientists have long recognized six living species of great ape aside from humans: Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, eastern and western gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos. But researchers have now made it …read more Source:: Science