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04-08-2024
Tiktaalik fossil discovery reveals how fish first walked onto land
The evolution of walking, a crucial phase in the journey from water to land by our ancient ancestors, marks one of life's most significant evolutionary transitions. Recent research on Tiktaalik fossils has recently enhanced our understanding of a pivotal shift in evolution. This fossil, dating back 375 million years, serves as a pivotal link in our understanding of evolution. It represents a key transitional form between fish and the vertebrates that would eventually inhabit the land. Spearheaded by a team including Penn State biologist Tom Stewart, this...
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12-16-2022
"Virgin births" discovered in zebra sharks
Although asexual reproduction – a process called “parthenogenesis” that allows...
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12-16-2022
Food production is one of the biggest drivers of climate change
The food that we get on our table travels long...
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12-16-2022
Earth has a stabilizing mechanism that keeps it habitable
For the last 3.7 billion years, Earth’s climate has undergone...
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12-15-2022
Iconic whitebark pine trees are endangered
The whitebark pine is one of the few trees that...
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12-15-2022
Scientists found the snake clitoris
Across the animal kingdom, female genitalia are often overlooked by...
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12-14-2022
Early humans may have begun to stand upright in trees
One of the features that sets humans apart from all...
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12-14-2022
Health benefits of 10,000 steps are enhanced with a faster pace
A recent study has confirmed that the goal of reaching...
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12-14-2022
Study provides a new understanding of snake venom
Each year, about half a million people in sub-Saharan Africa...
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12-14-2022
Intermittent fasting can reverse type 2 diabetes
Intermittent fasting diets – when you can only eat during...
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12-14-2022
Experts have identified the key genes of racehorses
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications: Biology...
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12-14-2022
Vitamin D deficiency heightens the risk of muscle weakness
Vitamin D is known to play a major role in...
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12-13-2022
Fossil of sheep-sized giant wombat found in Queensland cave
Wombats are iconic Australian marsupials that move ponderously, have very...
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