Scientists discover 120 million year-old ant in the Amazon rainforest Scientists discover 120 million year-old ant in the Amazon rainforest mongabay.com September 17, 2008 Scientists have discovered a previously unknown…
For Australian beetles bigger is better; while American beetles don't care about size For Australian beetles bigger is better; while American beetles don't care about size Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September…
Aye-aye diverged from other lemurs 66M years ago Aye-aye diverged from other lemurs 66M years ago wildmadagascar.org February 25, 2008 The aye-aye — a bizarre, nocturnal lemur that taps on…
Evolution of whales challenged Origin of whales challenged mongabay.com December 19, 2007 Modern whales appear to have evolved from a raccoon-sized creature with the body of a small deer, according…
High death rates drove evolution of human pygmies New theory on the evolution of pygmies mongabay.com December 10, 2007 Early childbearing age in the face of high death rates, drove…
Global warming may provoke evolution Global warming may provoke evolution mongabay.com November 26, 2007 Some 80 million years ago, during a period of global warming, a group of relatively immobile…
Missing link between humans and apes possibly discovered Missing link between humans and apes possibly discovered mongabay.com November 12, 2007 A 10 million-year-old jawbone discovered in Kenya may represent a…
Flying lemurs are primates' closest cousins Flying lemurs are primates' closest cousins mongabay.com November 1, 2007 New molecular and genomic analysis shows that flying lemurs are the closest relatives of…
Software tracks personal global warming emissions Software tracks individual global warming emissions mongabay.com November 1, 2007 A new Windows software program called TerraCuro enables users to track their energy use…
Climate change did not cause extinction of Neanderthals Climate change did not cause extinction of Neanderthals mongabay.com September 12, 2007 Researchers in Europe have found evidence that rules out a…
Squid chasing drove eolution of whale sonar Squid chasing drove eolution of whale sonar University of California - Berkeley September 6, 2007 A University of California at Berkeley study argues…
Toddlers have higher social cognition skills than apes Toddlers have higher social cognition skills than apes mongabay.com September 6, 2007 Toddlers have more sophisticated social learning skills than their closest…
Climate change drove human evolution Climate change drove human evolution mongabay.com September 3, 2007 Climate change appears to have been a significant driver of human evolution, report researchers writing in…
Asians played larger role in colonization of Europe than Africans Asians played larger role in colonization of Europe than Africans mongabay.com August 6, 2007 Humans with Asian origins played a…
Sea anemone genome provides insight on evolution Sea anemone genome provides insight on evolution mongabay.com July 5, 2007 The sea anemone genome is far more complex and vertebrate-like than the…
Rainforest trees colonized Africa from the Amazon Rainforest trees colonized Africa from the Amazon mongabay.com June 24, 2007 A giant rainforest tree is helping scientists understand similarities between African and…
Mother lizards select color patterns of offspring Mother lizards select color patterns of offspring mongabay.com June 13, 2007 Mother lizards can induce different color patterns in their offspring in response…
Frogs rafted from South America to the Caribbean 29M years ago Frogs rafted from South America to the Caribbean 29M years ago Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4, 2007 Large…
Human ancestors first walked in trees not savannas Human ancestors first walked in trees mongabay.com May 31, 2007 Walking on two legs is likely to have first arisen among apes…
Sex differences fuel evolution Sex differences fuel evolution Harvard University May 10, 2007 Some Caribbean lizards' strong sexual dimorphism allows them to colonize much larger niches and habitats than they…
Animals on islands more abundant than mainland Animals on islands more abundant than mainland By Kim McDonal of the University of California, San Diego April 30, 2007 A comprehensive survey…
Global warming killed Neanderthals in Spain Global warming killed Neanderthals in Spain mongabay.com April 30, 2007 New research fingers climate change, not humans, as the culprit for the extinction of…
Facing extinction, amphibians fail to cope with global warming Facing extinction, amphibians fail to cope with global warming mongabay.com April 30, 2007 Despite surviving the age of dinosaurs and numerous…
First amphibians were biters not suckers First amphibians were biters not suckers mongabay.com April 16, 2007 Prehistoric aquatic amphibians developed the ability to feed on land well before they became…
Dinosaur extinction didn't produce current mammal evolution Dinosaur extinction didn't produce current mammal evolution mongabay.com March 28, 2007 A new Nature study argues that the demise of dinosaurs did not…
Monkeys have culture too Monkeys have culture too mongabay.com March 25, 2007 A study carried out in the Caatinga forest of Serra da Capivara National Park in the Piaui state…
Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Fossil discovery marks earliest record of limbloss in ancient lizard By Phoebe Dey, University of Alberta March 23, 2007 A…
Prehistoric lizard glided through air using ribs Prehistoric lizard glided through air using ribs mongabay.com March 19, 2007 An extinct species of lizard used a wing-like membrane supported by the…
Evolution is faster in Canada than in the Amazon argues new study Evolution is faster in temperate zones Speciation faster in Canada than in the Amazon argues new study mongabay.com…
Caribbean coral reefs result of mass extinction, rise of isthmus Caribbean coral reefs result of mass extinction, rise of isthmus Research suggests extinction may be gradual and unpredictable mongabay.com March…
