. Scientific Frontline: Evolutionary Biology
Showing posts with label Evolutionary Biology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Evolutionary Biology. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Tapeworms Extend Ant Lifespans via Genetic Changes

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A worker ant of the species Temnothorx nylanderi infected with the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis, recognizable by its yellowish coloration, al...
Monday, July 20, 2026

AI Tracks Climate-Driven Bird Evolution

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Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) Photo Credit: Bernard DuPont ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance...
Friday, July 17, 2026

How Rising Salinity Alters Aquatic Microbial Ecosystems

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Caption: Climate-driven sea level rise is making freshwater ecosystems saltier, and MIT researchers have uncovered how that shift could resh...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Archaeal Cellular Hibernation

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Cellular Hibernation in Archaea The Core Concept : Cellular hibernation, or...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Lemon Frost Gecko: New Model for Cancer Research

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Lemon frost gecko. Photo Credit: Dr. Tony Gamble, Marquette University. Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : The...

New Monkey Species: Colobus congoensis

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Colobus congoensis, known locally as “likweli,” has a dramatic black face with pinkish-orange lips.  Photo Credit: Daniel Rosengren Scientif...
Monday, July 13, 2026

Plant Bacteriophages Reveal Genomic Stability

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Peaches infected with Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance...

Origins of Life: RNA Genome Repair

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Saurja DasGupta, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Photo Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame Scientific Frontlin...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

Plant Evolution: Pollinators Over Climate Change

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A bee crawls into the flower of morning glory. Sasha Bishop, a recent graduate of University of MIchigan researcher Regina Baucom, studied t...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Fossils found decades ago reveal an extinct giant salamander

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A reconstruction of the Ajimu giant salamander, which is believed to have inhabited the lakes and marshes of the Ajimu region approximately ...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Human and Neanderthal Shared Culture

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A distant view of the Üçağızlı II Cave in southern Türkiye. Photo Credit: KyotoU / Naoki Morimoto Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Hydrochromic Camouflage in Arboreal Snails

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The secret of the vanishing stripes. Two tree-snail species change color in the rain to blend with wet bark (left). Water enters microscopic...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Blind Cavefish Evolution: Rewiring Neural Circuits

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Researchers uncovered an evolutionary surprise in blind Mexican cavefish: unlike their sighted relatives, they become more active in light r...

Neanderthal Genetics Challenge Extinction Theories

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A lifelike museum reconstruction of a Neanderthal hunter crouching outdoors among rocks and fallen leaves, using a stone tool to process a s...

Rate-Mismatch Hypothesis of Mass Extinctions

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : The Rate-Mismatch Hypothes...

What Is: Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs)

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Ghost in the Machine Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Endogenous Retrovir...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Evolution of Coral Photosymbiosis

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Photo Credit: Roy Zeigerman Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Coral Photosymbiosis and Evolution The Core Con...
Monday, June 22, 2026

Evolutionary Role of Animal Habits

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A green honeycreeper Photo Credit:  Paul Stoll Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Evolutionary Biology of Habi...

Interspecies Animal Cooperation & Communication

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Banded mongooses can cooperate with common warthogs by cleaning them. Photo Credit: Leela Channer. Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a...

Climate Threats to Aquatic Fungi

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Photo Credit:  Cliff Watts Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Climate Change and Riverine Aquatic Fungi The Co...