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Bees Can Learn Differences in Food’s TemperatureBiologists at UC San Diego have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees in locating the warm, sugar-rich nectar or high-protein pollen produced by many flowers. |
Released: 11/16/2009 8:45 PM EST
University of California, San Diego |
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Don't Diss Darwin!NCSE responds to creationist edition of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species." |
Released: 11/16/2009 4:20 PM EST
National Center for Science Education |
ScienceChannels:Evolution and Darwin, Genetics
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Why Can't Chimps Speak? Study Links Evolution of Single Gene to Human Capacity for LanguageIf humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not? Scientists suspect that part of the answer to the mystery lies in a gene called FOXP2. When mutated, FOXP2 can disrupt speech and language in humans. Now, a UCLA/Emory study reveals major differences between how the human and chimp versions of FOXP2 work, perhaps explaining why language is unique to humans. |
Embargo expired: 11/11/2009 1:00 PM EST
Released: 11/9/2009 12:00 AM EST
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences |
ScienceLifeChannels:Evolution and Darwin, Neuro
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Precuneus Region of Both Human and Monkey Brain Divided Into Four Distinct RegionsA study published this week in PNAS provides a comprehensive comparative functional anatomy study in human and monkey brains which reveals highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution. |
Released: 11/2/2009 3:00 PM EST
New York University Langone Medical Center |
ScienceChannels:Evolution and Darwin |
Ray Comfort is BananasNCSE Executive Director Eugenie Scott takes aim at creationist Ray Comfort's distorted views on evolution in a debate taking place on the U.S. News & World Report site. |
Released: 11/2/2009 9:00 AM EST
National Center for Science Education |
ScienceChannels:Evolution and Darwin, Genetics, Nature/Animals
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Color Differences within and Between Species Have Common Genetic OriginSpend a little time people-watching at the beach and you're bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people's body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, our closest living relatives. |
Embargo expired: 10/22/2009 2:00 PM EDT
Released: 10/21/2009 11:10 AM EDT
University of Michigan |
ScienceChannels:Archaeology/Anthropology, Evolution and Darwin
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Study of Ancient Primate Counters "Darwinus" DiscoveryA scientific analysis of a recently discovered adapiform, an ancient primate, reveals that the fossil, called Afradapis, is not on the evolutionary lineage of anthropoids (Old World Monkeys and higher primates, including humans) but instead more closely to lemurs and lorises. |
Released: 10/21/2009 4:30 PM EDT
Stony Brook University Medical Center |
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Why Sex with a Partner Is BetterOK, it takes two for human reproduction, and now it seems that plants and animals that can rely on either a partner or go alone by self-fertilization give their offspring a better chance for longer lives when they opt for a mate. |
Embargo expired: 10/21/2009 2:00 PM EDT
Released: 10/19/2009 1:35 PM EDT
University of Oregon |
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Darwin Defender Takes Top Prize"Darwin's Golden Retriever" Dr. Eugenie Scott has received the California Academy of Sciences' highest honor: the Fellows Medal. |
Released: 10/16/2009 3:00 PM EDT
American Institute of Physics (AIP) |
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Being a Standout Has Its BenefitsStanding out in a crowd is better than blending in, at least if you're a paper wasp in a colony where fights between nest-mates determine social status. |
Released: 10/15/2009 11:15 AM EDT
University of Michigan |