evolution
Oxygen fluctuations may have stalled life on Earth for a billion years
Posted in Science on 17th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
Swings in oxygen levels may be behind a mysterious billion-year hiatus in evolution.
Disappearance of species at the end of the ice age 12,000 years ago, caused by humans
Posted in Science on 5th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
The proportion of large mammal species that died out was closely related to the global expansion of humans.
Walking on Two legs Helped Humans Develop Complex Brain, Researchers Say
Posted in Science on 26th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers say that learning to stand upright might have had helped humans develop a more complex brain than other primates.
Brains evolved multiple times and converged on similar designs
Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd May, 2014
by Alex Muller
New findings suggest that brains and nervous systems originated multiple times from scratch.
Ancient shark discovery may rewrite our evolutionary history
Posted in Science on 17th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
Sharks are often seen as "living fossils," examples of evolutionary excellence that have not altered their design significantly since they came into existence.