'Dispersal-driven' evolution fuels diversity at the air-liquid interface

As in a batch of kombucha or a barrel of sherry, microbes can assemble into a mat-like layer at the boundary between air and ...

Finger length could provide vital clue to understanding human brain evolution

The evolution of the human species is marked by an increase in brain size. Now new research suggests that could be partly ...

AI models retrace evolution of genetic control elements in the brain

Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An ...
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Ferns may have the ability to “evolve backward” to a more primitive form

Everyone’s seen Rudolph Zallinger’s “The March of Progress” illustration showcasing the evolution of humans: from early primate ape ancestor, Dryopithecus, and progressing toward modern man, Homo ...