COVID-19 Omicron Variant May Have Evolved in Mice, Instead of Humans

Medicine & Technology Jan 11, 2022

The Beijing-based Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing has now discovered evidence that this new COVID-19 variant may have evolved its large collection of uncommon mutations in mice.

If This Humans Become Extinct, Will Animals Evolve?

Jan 01, 2022

Molecular ecologist Martha Riskind, from North Carolina State University, said with modern-sequencing technology and their insight of evolution, they are quite good at making short-term forecasts on what will happen after human extinction.

Black Tigers: Scientists Uncover the Secrets Behind the Genetic Mutants' Unique Stripes

Dec 22, 2021

Extremely rare black tigers sport unusually wide and merged stripes that make them unique from most tigers. A new study has revealed the evolution at work that gave them their unique look.

Ancient Big-Headed Fish May Be the Key to Evolution, Brain Scans Show They Left Water to Invade Land

Dec 14, 2021

Researchers from Flinders University found that the brain of an ancient big-headed fish had given insights on evolution, particularly on how the fish first left the waters and invaded the land.

Ocean Salinity: Seawater is Less Salty Today Than First 500 Million Years of Earth

Dec 14, 2021

A new study proposes that levels of salt on early oceans are much higher compared to the salinity today. The findings suggests a conclusive evidence to how halogens worked during the first phases of geological and atmospheric evolution of Earth.

Microchromosomes Identified as Building Blocks of Every Vertebrate Animal; Junk DNA Specks More Essential than First Thought

Nov 03, 2021

A new study confirmed that microchromosomes, first though as useless specks in junk DNA, are building blocks of all vertebrate species.

Evolution of Mammalian Face: How Did Mammals Develop Flexible Noses That Gave Them Strong Sense of Smell?

Nov 02, 2021

Experts at the University of Tokyo examined the evolution of the facial structure of mammals using cellular studies that compare multiple embryos of different species.

Human Birth Canals Evolved Into a Twisted Form for a Purpose, Study Says

Nov 01, 2021

A new study suggests new insights as to why the human birth canals evolved to a complex system compared to other species.

Newly Found Sponge-Like Structures Could Push Animal Evolution Back by Several Hundred Million Years

Oct 24, 2021

Modern sponges were thought to emerge during the Neoproterozoic era but newly found sponge-like structures suggest that they emerged several hundred million years before the Great Oxidation Event, implying that they might have lived 890 million years ago.

Modern-Looking True Crabs Discovered in Tree Amber; Study Reveals This 100 Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Crustacean History

Oct 22, 2021

Researchers estimated the recently discovered modern-looking true crabs are 100 million years old and they are a part of the most complete crustacean fossil ever conserved in a tree amber.

Snakes Expanded Their Dietary Plan After Dinosaur Mass Extinction 66 Million Years Ago

Oct 15, 2021

A new study identified how the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction changed the dietary evolution of snakes through investigation of their modern day counterparts.

Evolution Explains How the Illusion of Physical Attractiveness is Wired in the Brain

Oct 13, 2021

Scientists say that the illusion of physical attractiveness has been programmed into the brain by the DNA that has been affected by human evolution for many years.

Earth's Evolution: Photosynthesis Might Have Started 400 Million Years Before the Great Oxidation

Oct 04, 2021

When did photosynthesis start? The new gene-analyzing technique provided evidence that it might have begun even before the Great Oxidation Event, suggesting a new timeline of Earth's evolutionary history.

Ant Social Parasitism: Plot Twists in the Origins and Evolution of These Tiny Animals Revealed

Sep 30, 2021

A researcher can now tell of a story that's 30 million years in the making, the evolution of social parasitism in ants also known as a myrmecological marvel.

Leafy Sea Dragons: How the Majestic Marine Species Thrive Under South Australia's Underwater Biodiversity

Sep 25, 2021

Leafy sea dragons are among the most majestic marine animal ever recorded. The uniqueness of their evolutionary development led them live peacefully under the oceans of South Australia.