Tag: Evolutionary Biology
This Bug Waves at You in the Forest. The Reason Surprised Scientists
The matador bug’s flashy leg-waving isn’t a mating ritual but a predator deterrent, revealing a surprising defense strategy shared...
Biologists Baffled by Never-Before-Seen Structure in a Tiny Organism
The research is opening new frontiers in pest control and evolutionary biology.
An international group of scientists has uncovered a...
New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
Primates originated in cold environments, not the tropics. Their past adaptations reveal insights for conservation today.
Many people picture our...
Autism’s High Prevalence Could Be an Evolutionary Trade-Off
Autism-linked genes evolved rapidly in humans. They may have aided brain growth and language.
A recent study published in Molecular...
Flamingos Could Hold the Secret to Slower Aging, Study Reveals
A long-term study of flamingos has revealed an unexpected link between migration and aging.
Is aging truly unavoidable? While nearly...
First Ever Dinosaur-Era Dragonfly Fossil Discovered in Canada
Discovery reveals a previously undocumented 30-million-year gap in dragonfly evolution.
For the first time in Canadian paleontology, a fossilized dragonfly...
These Ant Wars Are Pure Chaos, But They Might Save Your Morning Coffee
On a Puerto Rican coffee farm, researchers uncovered a surprising web of chaos among ants and a predator fly.
Three...