A recent study shows that mutations in the “breast cancer genes” BRCA1 and BRCA2 – which increase the risks of breast and ovarian cancers among others – also increase fertility. This is an extraordinary…
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It takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant. Research just published has…
Researchers unearthed more than gold at a Canadian goldmine when they found 30,000 year old bison bones. The bones discovered…
Male wolf spiders eavesdrop on, match and even try to outdo the mating dances of their successful rivals. By placing male…
Female broad-horned flour beetles are able to influence the gender of their offspring, with “high-quality females” – those…
Few individuals in the Star Wars universe inspired more fear than the Sith Lord, Darth Vader. But beneath the dark exterior, the commander-formerly-known-as-Anakin-Skywalker might have been hiding a dark…
Scientists have used a process called functional phylogenomics to chart the evolutionary relationships between 150 plants…
The remains of on ancient ancestor of mammals have been discovered on the Tasman peninsula. The dicynodont was around the…
We all know somebody like Dick: a bloke who rates himself for no apparent reason and who optimistically reckons every woman – especially every attractive woman – is interested in him. Most of us have met…
The question of why human beings have virtually no body hair – as discussed yesterday on The Conversation – has puzzled evolutionary theorists since Darwin’s Descent of Man (1871). It’s puzzling because…
Candida tropicalis cells, once thought to be asexual, have been discovered as being capable of mating sexually. Scientists…
The debate regarding how mitochondria first entered our cells has been reignited, with research from the University of Sydney…
Writing almost 140 years ago in his book Naturalist in Nicaragua, the European naturalist Thomas Belt engaged in a lively debate about why certain breeds of dogs in tropical America were hairless. The…
Humans are not capable of further developing our cognitive function, according to two British pyschologists. The researchers…
Two distinct populations of rainbow trout – one in Alaska, the other in Idaho – share a genetic trait that could have huge…
We currently face a biodiversity and extinction crisis as human population pressures and climate change combine to push our natural environments to the limit. Because our urban and agricultural activities…
Genetic variation persists through generations, rather than being bred out in an evolution towards a “perfect type”, shows…
SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE: I had better write fast. Sometime between my deadline to submit this story and the time it goes live, the estimated world population will exceed 7 billion for the first time ever…
The mere presence of a predator can cause enough stress to kill a dragonfly, even when that predator can’t actually get at…
Multiple mating - or polyandry - is beneficial for females, according to an experimental evolutionary study. In an article…
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