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Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago

Published: 20 December 2017

The world鈥檚 oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a new analysis by earth scientists at 苹果淫院. Based on this finding, the researchers also estimate that the聽basis...

Parasites and the evolution of primate culture

Published: 3 December 2014

Learning from others and innovation have undoubtedly helped advance civilization. But these behaviours can carry costs as well as benefits. And a new study by an international team of evolutionary...

Scientists scan horizon for future invasive species challenges

Published: 4 May 2017

Shipping and mining in the Arctic. The spread of invasive microbial pathogens around the world. Changing agricultural practices. Use of genomic-modification tools. Those are among the 14 most...

What the 鈥渇ecal prints鈥 of microbes can tell us about E

Published: 23 December 2014

The distinctive 鈥渇ecal prints鈥 of microbes potentially provide a record of how Earth and life have co-evolved over the past 3.5 billion years as the planet鈥檚 temperature, oxygen levels, and...

Mining ancient ores for clues to early life

Published: 10 December 2012

An analysis of sulfide ore deposits from one of the world鈥檚 richest base-metal mines confirms that oxygen levels were extremely low on Earth 2.7 billion years ago, but also shows that microbes were...

How birds got their wings

Published: 17 September 2013

Birds originated from a group of small, meat-eating theropod dinosaurs called maniraptorans sometime around 150 million years ago. Recent findings from around the world show that many maniraptorans...

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