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Competition between related species of lizards can drive evolution really fast

Posted on October 27, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Scientists working on islands in Florida have documented the rapid evolution of a native lizard species — in as little as 15 years…

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    First detection of dark matter

    Posted on October 20, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Cutting-edge paper by Professor George Fraser — who tragically died in March this year — and colleagues at the University of…

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      Decline in Fish Stocks at Puget Sound Hurts Diving Birds

      Posted on October 18, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Birds that dive for fish while wintering in the Salish Sea, located between British Columbia and Washington, are more likely to be in…

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        Climate change alters cast of winter birds

        Posted on October 17, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Over the past two decades, the resident communities of birds that attend eastern North America’s backyard bird feeders in winter have…

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          New but really old genetic ‘operating system’ led to evolution of complex organisms

          Posted on October 7, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          The evolution of worms, insects, vertebrates and other “bilateral” animals — those with distinct left and right sides…

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            When the Bangladesh people think the monsoon starts

            Posted on October 7, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            You might expect that a term like “monsoon” has an agreed definition and that scientists can explain when it starts and ends. Defining…

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              Dinosaur–bird link Revealed By Wrist Bone Development

              Posted on October 1, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              How this wrist bone development happened has been the subject of much debate, with substantial disagreement between developmental…

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                Evolutionary arms race via ancient viruses in primate evolution

                Posted on September 29, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                New findings by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggest that an evolutionary arms race between rival elements within…

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                  Huge galaxies grow by eating nearby smaller ones

                  Posted on September 25, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Massive galaxies in the Universe have stopped making their own stars and are instead snacking on nearby galaxies, according to research by…

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                    Individual human microbe community linked to education and gender

                    Posted on September 24, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look by the University of Michigan…

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