Evolution
Israeli, Czech scientists recreate COVID-19’s evolutionary journey in a test tube
Scientists and doctors keep closely monitoring viruses that could jump from animals to humans, such as emerging strains of avian flu and bat coronaviruses.
The evolution of digital platforms: From media to online gaming
How casino technology mirrors broader trends in mobile entertainment
Scientists reconstruct the face of “Little Foot,” a 4-million-year-old human ancestor
Ancient fossil sheds light on how whales made move to water
The small whale, named for a pharaoh, provided big insights for scientists about the evolution of whales.
Humanity once came dangerously close to extinction, study suggests
The researchers believe that humans maintained a tiny population of only 1,300 adults for at least 100,000 years.
How did the first stages of evolution start? - study
The researchers found primitive cell-like membranes in hydrothermal vents, which may reveal how life began on unhospitable Earth.
Skull found in China points to an unknown human species
This 300,000-year-old skull found in China has traits of both humans and other more distantly-related hominids, implying a new branch on the human evolutionary tree could have lived there.
Why males have lower-pitched voices - study
A new study finds that large group size and mating systems in which males have multiple mates drove the evolution of lower-pitched voices in primates.
Humans' ancestors, dogs, bats may have coexisted with dinosaurs – study
Primates, whom humans evolved from, rabbits and hares, dogs and cats were shown to have evolved just before the mass extinction, so they coexisted with dinosaurs.
Ohio researchers use CAT scan to test felines’ sense of smell
The authors said that their findings deepen their understanding of how the evolution of more convoluted channels enabled mammals’ - especially cats’ - enhanced sense of smell.
