Scattered throughout the genomes of humans around the world, we can find remains of Neanderthal descent. In some, this grants disease resistance, or even a unique head shape. A few have apparently inherited the sensitive side of Neanderthals. Evolutionary geneticists have closely examined a genetic variation in the DNA of …
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One would think that at least 184 million years of evolution on completely separate continents would be enough to make two species of fish sexually incompatible. That was the assumption of scientists in Hungary when they placed sperm from an American oarfish near the eggs of a Russian sturgeon in …
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One of the conspiracy theories that has plagued attempts to keep people informed during the pandemic is the idea that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory. But the vast majority of scientists who have studied the virus agree that it evolved naturally and crossed humans from an animal species, …
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The current pandemic not only affects humans, it also affects wildlife. As the world closes in to prevent further spread of the devastating coronavirus, suddenly there are far fewer cars on the road, planes in the sky, and ships in the water. And nature surely has noticed. Recently, cougars have …
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