Scientists solve the mystery of why T. rex had such short arms
Rather than asking what the T. rex’s short arms evolved to do, The question should be what benefit do those arms have for the whole animal?
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Joshua Shavit
- 7 days ago
Mammals were not the first creatures on Earth to be warm-blooded
Karoo fossils provide “smoking gun” on clues to when warm-bloodedness evolved in pre-mammalian ancestors according to researchers.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 25
New physics law could predict genetic mutations
The new study could have big implications for genome research, evolutionary biology, computing, big data, physics and cosmology.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 22
When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge?
A study has made an estimation of the time when some of the genetic variants that characterise our species emerged.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 15
Finally an answer to the fundamental question of how life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 14
New evolutionary theory says genetic mutations aren't always random
A new study has brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a core assumption at the heart of evolution.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 14
Animals may evolve faster than previously thought
How fast can wild animals adapt? Faster than previously thought based on a global study examining rates of evolution in 15 species.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 14
500-million-year-old fossil prompts a rethink of the evolution of insects
It’s what’s inside Stanleycaris’ head that has researchers most excited. Remains of the brain are still preserved after 506 million years.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 10
Scientists discover why T. rex's arms are so short
Rather than asking what the T. rex’s short arms evolved to do, the question should be what benefit those arms were for the whole animal.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 10
‘Supergene’ wreaks havoc in the human genome
The human genome is littered with “selfish genetic elements,” which do not seem to benefit their hosts, but instead seek only to propagate.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 20
Musical rhythm may be genetically inherited, study finds
Moving in time to musical rhythm is so automatic that people are often not conscious of the exquisite coordination that it demands.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 19
Human middle ear evolved from fish gills, research finds
The human middle ear houses three tiny, vibrating bones and is key to transporting sound vibrations into the inner ear that allow us to hear
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 15
Researchers answer the centuries old question of how life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 14
Groundbreaking evolutionary theory says genetic mutations aren't always random
Research brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a core assumption at the heart of evolutionary theory.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12
What happened before, during and after solar system formation?
Samples returned from the Hayabusa2 mission provides invaluable insights into the formation and evolution of our solar system.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12
Prehistoric “Swiss Army knife” shows how early humans communicated
In a world first, researchers have revealed that early humans across southern Africa made a particular type of stone tool in the same shape.
Joseph Shavit
- May 17
Scientists answer the centuries old question of how life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
- May 14
New evolutionary theory -- says genetic mutations aren't always random
The first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenges a core assumption at the heart of evolutionary theory.
Joseph Shavit
- May 13
We now know how and why humans evolved into farmers
The genetic origins of the first agriculturalists in the Neolithic period long seemed to lie in the Near East a new study finds.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 29
New theory solves the mystery of how our solar system evolved
Researchers at MSU, China and France have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of how our solar system evolved.