Jul 26 2011
How We Learned to Chew
The muscles involved in chewing have undergone an alteration as animals transitioned from water to land.
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Jul 08 2011
Whales Adapted Appetites to Survive Ice Age
Gray whales changed their culinary habits to survive lower sea levels during ice ages.
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Apr 15 2011
First Signs of Lake Life Having Sex on the Beach
Complicated love on the rocks, sand, and shoreline of ancient lakes made early life interesting.
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Feb 07 2011
How Snakes Lost Their Legs
Snakes used to have legs, so what happened to them?
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Jan 11 2011
Lack of Spare Species Leaves Ecosystems Flat
Back-up species play a critical role in keeping populations from crashing.
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Dec 16 2010
Giant Tuna Catch: Let the Big Ones Get Away?
Catching that just-right-sized fish may help stocks grow big and plentiful.
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Dec 02 2010
Earth’s Extreme Life Knows No Bounds
Manipulating microbes shows need to redefine life on Earth, again.
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Dec 01 2010
Rainforest Demise Spurred Reptile Evolution
Adding to the research that shows stressful environments create ideal conditions for diversification, global warming 300,000,000 years ago was a boon for reptiles.
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Oct 14 2010
Why is the Sky Blue? No, Seriously
Turns out we have 2-billion year old algae to thank for our beautiful blue atmosphere.
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Oct 14 2010
Why is the Sky Blue? No, Seriously
Turns out we have 2-billion year old algae to thank for our beautiful blue atmosphere.
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