Evolution, Life Sciences, Science Education, Human Evolution, and ...

Evolution, Life Sciences, Science Education, Human Evolution, and ...
ScienceBlogs - USA
"Imprinting" can happen through more than one mechanism, and as far as I know, at least one of these mechanisms has other functions and probably evolved ...

Grunting, humming fish joins ancient chorus

Grunting, humming fish joins ancient chorus
Scientific American - USA
Of course, the instruments being played by these brain cells—swim bladders in fish; the larynx in mammals—probably evolved independently. ...

Humans wore shoes 40000 years ago, fossil suggests

Humans wore shoes 40000 years ago, fossil suggests

Kazinform - Astana,Kazakhstan
The first forms of protective footwear probably evolved from simple wrappings used to insulate the feet from snow and freezing temperatures, experts say. ...

Facial Expressions Provide an Evolutionary Boost

Facial Expressions Provide an Evolutionary Boost

Discover Magazine - New York,NY,USA
... that even though facial expressions are useful socially, they probably evolved first as a way to improve sensory perceptions at a time of crisis. ...

Fossil helps document shift from sea to land

Fossil helps document shift from sea to land

Science News - USA
The earliest tetrapods probably evolved between 5 million and 7 million years before Tiktaalik, he notes, and the new fossils will help researchers predict ...

Acceleration leads to dragon lizards’ bipedalism, research suggests

Acceleration leads to dragon lizards' bipedalism, research suggests

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
"It's likely that dinosaurs probably evolved bipedalism in the same way as these lizards," Clemente said, "and if you're not using your front legs anymore, ...

Bellbirds strike an optimistic note with adaptive behaviour

Bellbirds strike an optimistic note with adaptive behaviour

TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand

... relevant time-scale of years and not centuries." The behavioural shift had probably evolved within the past 700 years, after the first rats arrived.