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Origins of Frogs and Salamanders Revealed

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 - 16:40:48 - Ehud Rattner

How did frogs and salamanders evolve? This question, long-debated by biologists, has been answered by a team of researchers that includes U of T...

Humans Nearly Wiped Out 70,000 Years Ago

Friday, April 25th, 2008 - 22:11:29 - Sarah Gingichashvili

Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was...

Darwin's First Draft Goes Online

Friday, April 18th, 2008 - 20:56:08 - Sarah Gingichashvili

The first draft of a book which changed the world's attitude to evolution is available for the first time online. Papers which led to Charles...

Evolution – Sea, Land, and Air Vehicle
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 - Ehud Rattner
Russian aircraft designer and inventor Alexander Begak has created a unique aircraft named Evolution. The aircraft can...

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Elephants' Trunks Were Snorkels?

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 - 20:32:14 - Ehud Rattner

Did elephants' trunks evolve to function as snorkels? This suggestion might be outlandish but new fossils make a strong case that extinct relatives...

The First Animal on Earth Was...

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 - 02:27:44 - Iddo Genuth

A new study mapping the evolutionary history of animals indicates that Earth's first animal-a mysterious creature whose characteristics can only be...

Reconstruction of the Biological History

Friday, April 11th, 2008 - 22:53:50 - Ehud Rattner

A research team from the Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology & Animal Physiology in the Faculty of Science and Technology at the Leioa...

Number of Competitors Slows Evolution

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 - 08:05:56 - Ehud Rattner

The rate at which new species are formed in a group of closely related animals decreases as the total number of different species in that group goes...

The Tuatara is The Fastest Evolving Animal

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 - 16:34:50 - Ehud Rattner

In a study of New Zealand's "living dinosaur" the Tuatara, evolutionary biologist, and ancient DNA expert, Professor David Lambert and his team from...

Darwin Online
Friday, December 7th, 2007 - Iddo Genuth
Darwin Online - The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online is the largest resource of published writings and unpublished...