You are looking for
Advanced search
Random Search Wired Into Animals May Help Them Hunt
...that evolution may have equipped nervous systems to spontaneously generate a foundational movement pattern, a solution that works better than any other strategy for a blind search. The idea has...
What Is an Individual? Biology Seeks Clues in Information Theory.
...disentangling the complex symbioses and relationships that define a community. Evolutionary biologists, who study natural selection and how it chooses individuals for reproductive success, need to figure out what constitutes...
Why Are Plants Green? To Reduce the Noise in Photosynthesis.
...wastes green light. What they did not expect was that their model would also explain the colors of other photosynthetic forms of life too. Their findings point to an evolutionary...
The Curious Strength of a Sea Sponge’s Glass Skeleton
...transport, or even more streamlined engineering in vehicles bound for space. “The process of trial and error over millions of years of evolution brings out the best” in materials, said...
Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs
...chain of amino acids that folds into a single stable configuration, one that evolution has selected over the ages for a particular function. But in the last few years, biophysicists...
RNA Brakes May Stabilize a Cellular Symbiosis
...was not involved in the study. Even though mutualistic relationships benefit both parties, it’s wrong to think of them as inherently stable, said Thomas Richards, a professor of evolutionary genomics...
The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does
...evolution, examining the progressive specialization of behavioral systems. “Functional subdivisions do exist in the brain,” he said. “And they actually have an evolutionary history to them. If we could identify...
Wildfires of Varying Intensity Can Be Good for Biodiversity
...recognize the levels of nuance and complexity at work. Viewing fire as a positive force in biodiversity and evolution will create a positive feedback loop that not only improves the...
Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity
...he said. The relationship between geographic change and biodiversity is “one of the most contentious topics in evolutionary biology,” said Musher, who did the study as part of his doctoral...