Scientists have shown for the first time that the blueprint for the four chambers of the human heart exists in the humble zebrafish, a study in eLife reports. The discovery provides key insights into processes...
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The fossil of an ancient, man-sized penguin has been found in Christchurch, New Zealand. Measuring in at 1.77 metres tall – roughly 5ft 10 – and weighing in at around 101kg it would...
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Robyn Grant, Manchester Metropolitan University Astounding footage of Galapagos sea lions hunting was perhaps the highlight of the latest Blue Planet II. For the first time ever, these marine mammals were filmed working...
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The Heikegani crab is a creature with a very unique feature; it has the face of the ancient Japanese sumo warrior on its shell. Native to Japan, these crabs are revered as sacred...
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Okay, so I don’t usually dedicate much time on this blog to international stories but on this occasion, the tale is far too interesting to ignore. New research released this week in Science details how, over...
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A new species has developed on the Galapagos Islands, and scientists have been lucky enough to observe its development over the past 36 years. On the Daphne Major, an Island in the Galapagos...
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For the last 5000+ years there has been two integral parts of human society, social and economic. Humans are the most rapidly developing organisms on the planet, conquering land sea and sky through...
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By Christopher M. Berry, Cardiff University Imagine a world without trees, and then try to think about the changes that would need to happen for these trees to evolve from the small primitive plants...
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by Michael J. Benton, University of Bristol Once you know that many dinosaurs had feathers, it seems much more obvious that they probably evolved into birds. But there’s still a big question. How did...
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