Evolution - Page 6

October 21, 2015

This extreme Antarctic insect has the tiniest genome

The Antarctic midge is a simple insect: no wings, a slender black body and an adult life span of not much more than a week

October 21, 2015

Radar images show human footprint claims more of Earth

A new global survey of human development finds people have settled more of the Earth than previously estimated, according to researchers with the German Remote Sensing Data Center.

October 21, 2015

180-million-year-old fossils revealed in Jurassic deep sea

Ancient fossils now reveal that the deep sea may be the origin of many lineages of sea creatures found closer to the surface, such as a number of sea stars, sea urchins and snails, researchers say.

October 21, 2015

10 ways animals live longer

10 ways animals live longer

October 21, 2015

American dogs come from Asia

European colonization of the Americas brought smallpox, starvation and warfare that decimated indigenous populations -- and dogs.

October 21, 2015

Comet strikes may have jump-started life on Earth

Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

October 21, 2015

Christianity may alter animal life in Amazon

Religious and cultural norms often dictate which animals should be protected, eaten or avoided at all costs.

October 21, 2015

History's biggest scientific fraud goes under the microscope

It's a detective story with a century-old crime: The forgery of a supposed "missing link" in human evolution that went undetected for decades.

October 21, 2015

Ancient microbes found in buried Antarctic lake

Beneath the icy surface of a buried Antarctic lake, in super-salty water devoid of light and oxygen that is also cold enough to freeze seawater, researchers have now discovered that a diverse community of bacteria has survived for millennia.

October 21, 2015

Early human 'Lucy' swung from the trees

Despite the ability to walk upright, early relatives of humanity represented by the famed "Lucy" fossil likely spent much of their time in trees, remaining very active climbers, researchers say.