Posts Tagged ‘evolution’

Explosion Explained

Monday, September 16th, 2013
arthropods, insects, crustaceans, darwin, cambrian, explosion, evolution

What kept Darwin up at night? The Cambrian explosion.

Convergent Evolution in the Genes

Thursday, September 12th, 2013
dolphins, toothed whales, bats, echolocation, genes, genetics, genomics, hearing, convergent, evolution, adaptation

How does echolocation work at the gene level for diverse animals like bats and dolphins?

More Species of Killer Whales

Friday, August 16th, 2013
North Atlantic Killer Whale. Image Credit: AAAS, Science NOW.

New Species of Killer Whale?

Sharksuckers

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
remora, freeloaders, sucker discs, sharks, shark week, shark host, predators, dorsal fins, fossil, larvae, fish development, evolution

Remoras are hitching a ride to Shark Week!

Not So Bird-Brained

Thursday, August 1st, 2013
birds, archaeopteryx, dinosaurs, reptiles, brains, CT scan, evolution, tyrannosaurs, crows

Archaeopteryx’s brain may be further evidence of its not-so-special place between dinosaurs and birds.

Dinosaur Teeth Replacement

Thursday, July 18th, 2013
Illustration of a skull of a sauropod next to a CT scan of teeth and jaws. Image Credit: Stony Brook University.

Tooth Replacement & Evolutionary Success

The Ability to Throw

Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
throwing, hominin, hominid, homo, erectus, human, evolution, baseball, football

When you watch a pitcher wind up and throw a fastball down the middle, you’re seeing millions of years of human evolution and adaptations in action.

Lucky Birds

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
birds, lyrebirds, city, cities, forests, blackbirds, song, dance, cloaca, evolution

The natural endowments of birds vary in so many ways!

Why Fly When You Can Dive?

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
penguins, murres, flight, diving, dives, swim, manitoba, evolution, energy

Why are penguins flightless? Researchers look at other birds to understand why.

Bio-Inspired Robots

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
insects, bioinspiration, biomimetics, UC Berkeley, geckos, cockroaches, birds, robots, robotics, salamanders, snakes, built for speed, america's cup, ants, evolution, adaptations

These robots get their inspiration from nature.

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