- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 25th, 2012
New Species Can Emerge in As Little As 6,000 Years
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 24th, 2012
How the Polar Bear Emerged
An interplay of genetics and environmental influences created it
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 7th, 2012
Earth's Remaining Biodiversity Needs to Be Protected at All Costs
Ecologists call on authorities to establish new legal frameworks
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 5th, 2012
Full Tree of Life Under Development
This will be the most comprehensive dataset of this type ever created
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 28th, 2012
Life Needed 10 Million Years to Recover After Largest Extinction
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 24th, 2012
Tetrapods Used Only Their Front Limbs for Locomotion
The back limbs were used to maintain balance while moving
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 18th, 2012
Other Species' Genes May Reveal More About Our Own
Experts confirm that studying other creatures is very useful
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 18th, 2012
Analyzing One of the Longest Chains of Life
These connections permeate everything, and are often invisible
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 17th, 2012
Seven Species of Killer Dinosaurs Found in Australia
The continent has a lot more biological diversity than first thought
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 10th, 2012
Dogs Break Cross-Species Empathy Barrier
They can mirror pain and other human behaviors
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 7th, 2012
8-Meter Extinct Crocodile Discovered
The species disappeared millions of years ago, experts say
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 3rd, 2012
Biodiversity Loss Stresses Ecosystems Tremendously
The phenomenon is just as damaging as climate change and pollution
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 25th, 2012
Isolation, Few Resources Lead to Longer Lifespans
New study may indicate how evolution produces long-lived species
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 3rd, 2012
Protein Involved in Building Tissues Identified
The molecule was found in fruit flies, but may exist in humans as well
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 29th, 2012
New Hominin Species Potentially Discovered
It roamed the plains of Africa at the same time as Australopithecus afarensis
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 24th, 2012
Ancient Lessons on How to Care for Fisheries
Native Hawaiians have a lot to teach us in that regard
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 23rd, 2012
Enormous Wasp Species Discovered in Southeast Asia
The unusual insect was discovered on the island of Sulawesi