Ear Muscles Flex to Help Focus on Sounds, Study Reveals Evolutionary Link
A study has found that small muscles in the human ear flex when an individual tries to focus on a particular sound in a noisy environment. These muscles, which were…
Ear Muscles Flex to Help Focus on Sounds, Study Reveals Evolutionary Link
A study has found that small muscles in the human ear flex when an individual tries to focus on a particular sound in a noisy environment. These muscles, which were…
Lake Mendota’s Bacteria Are Stuck in an Evolutionary Loop, Finds Study
Seasonal variations in Lake Mendota in Wisconsin, US, appear to drive rapid evolutionary changes in bacterial species, as revealed through a long-term genetic study. Bacteria within the lake adapt to…
Head of Prehistoric Car-Size Millipede Finally Discovered, Sheds Light on Unsolved Evolutionary Link
A fossil revealing the head of Arthropleura, a millipede-like arthropod that lived around 346 to 290 million years ago, has been discovered for the first time. Arthropleura was one of…
Lake Mendota’s Bacteria Are Stuck in an Evolutionary Loop, Finds Study
Seasonal variations in Lake Mendota in Wisconsin, US, appear to drive rapid evolutionary changes in bacterial species, as revealed through a long-term genetic study. Bacteria within the lake adapt to…
Marsupial Mole’s Evolutionary Mystery Solved: Genetic Study Links to Bilbies and Bandicoots
A backward-facing pouch, specialised limbs for digging, and a button-like nose have made the marsupial mole of Australia a subject of intrigue and scientific curiosity for decades. Despite its name…
Marsupial Mole’s Evolutionary Mystery Solved: Genetic Study Links to Bilbies and Bandicoots
A backward-facing pouch, specialised limbs for digging, and a button-like nose have made the marsupial mole of Australia a subject of intrigue and scientific curiosity for decades. Despite its name…