evolution
Mass extinctions linked to comet and asteroid showers
Posted in Science on 24th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Mass extinctions occurring over the past 260 million years were likely caused by comet and asteroid showers.
'Tree of life' for 2.3 million species released
Posted in Featured, Science on 23rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A collaborative effort among eleven institutions, the tree depicts the relationships among living things as they diverged from one another over time.
Why we're smarter than chickens
Posted in Science on 23rd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
A single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animal on the planet, scientists report.
Research shows that honey bees can rapidly evolve to overcome new disease
Posted in Science on 22nd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Some good news for the struggling honeybee, and the millions of people who depend on them to pollinate crops.
Comet impacts may have cooked up a 'soup of life'
Posted in Science on 20th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
New results show how collisions between comets and planets can make molecules that are the essential building blocks of life.