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BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Why Do Some Snakes Evolve Simpler Venom Instead of Potent MixturesContrary to long-held beliefs, new research reveals rattlesnakes are not solely developing more complex venoms. In isolated habitats with l...- Why Do Some Snakes Evolve Simpler Venom Instead of Potent MixturesScientists are rethinking snake venom evolution. Previously, complexity was seen as superior. New research shows snakes simplify venom for ...
- How Blindness Became an Advantage: Why Certain Animals Abandon Sight in Perpetual DarknessLife in perpetual darkness has led cave-dwelling creatures to evolve beyond sight. Instead of developing better vision, these animals shed ...
- Retreating ice behind population explosion in Adelie penguins?The penguin population in East Antarctica is 135 times larger now than it was when the last ice age ended around 19,000 years ago.
- Retreating ice behind population explosion in Adelie penguins?Adelie penguins may be benefiting from shrinking glaciers, according to a new study that found the population of the species in East Antarc...
- 460-million-year-old bizarre 'sea scorpion' fossil discoveredThe second and third pairs of limbs may have been angled forward, suggesting that they were involved primarily in prey capture.
- Seafaring spiders depend on their 'sails' and 'anchors'Spiders can travel large distances across water like ships, using their legs as sails and their silk as an anchor, a new study has found.
- Snakes evolved on land 128 million years agoThe original snake ancestor was a nocturnal, stealth-hunting predator that had tiny hind limbs with ankles and toes, researchers said.
- Back pain sufferers may have chimp-like vertebraePeople who suffer from back pain may have vertebrae more like those of chimpanzees than of healthy humans, a new study suggests.
- Butterflies feeding on leaves with Fukushima radiation dying earlier: StudyLeaves collected one year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster from surrounding regions had sufficient radioactive toxins on them to cause ...
- Ancestor of snakes, lizards likely gave birth to live youngIn an unusual discovery, scientists have found that the ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laying ...
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