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more about #evolutionarybiology more comments → twophrasebark: I am little surprised that Science has included Ardi because there is a lot about questions and disagreement about her. That is not surprising to be s... more » EdificeComplex: The Discovery Channel had a special about this not too long ago. Their website has some clips from the show as well as an interactive handbook that de... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: I'm still skeptical about how well fruitfly mating habits scale to human mating habits; especially in how "fitness" is defined. Are we talking physi... more » Faustic_Caust: @tetracycloide: "we select for extraordinary not fitness"& @Roklimber: "As I understand, one of the most important requirements for a gene pool to pro... more » Plague: Well, at least the skeleton isn't photoshopped. more » Agent355: "fruitfly sperm is toxic." Immediately made me think of a fruitfly Brintey Spears... "With a taste of your proboscis I'm on a ride You're toxic I'... more » ReiRei0: So... this has to do with science fiction... how, exactly? more » tipsymongoose: "the mating process is itself damaging to the health of the females - fruitfly sperm is toxic." I so could have gone through my whole life without ev... more » blackoak: Doesn't this argument (maintaining mediocrity) work only by presuming that we all have the same tastes/look for the exact same attributes in a mate? ... more » BullfightsOnAcid: "Baby, you are so hot. You are fecund to none." more » Dash_Stryker: that's why skinny girls stop menstrating! more » drclaytonforrester: This depresses me, as I keep wanting to go after the prettiest girl in town. And so do a lot of guys. What do we do, all band together and say, 'slo... more » MissBurlesque: uhh that "girl" is Lady Gaga.. just so you all know more » simonbarsinister: "I was doing really well with this beauty. She was STACKED... looked really fecund if you know what I mean. But my mates kept cock-blocking me. They w... more » ManchuCandidate: I'm too sexy for my genes too sexy for my genes Evolution's going to kill me I'm a hot female you know what I mean And I shake my big abs on the flys... more » -
#madscience
Discovery of 4.4-Million-Year-Old Hominid "Ardi" Is Greatest Scientific Breakthrough of 2009
Venerable journal Science has announced its top breakthroughs of 2009, and topping the list is a breakthrough in evolutionary biology. It's the discovery of Ardipithecus ramidus, a 4.4-million-year-old hominid skeleton that reveals how homo sapiens' ancient ancestors looked and lived. More » -
#evolution
The Evolutionary Cost of Being Extremely Sexy
It's a classic tale of how mediocrity is maintained. Evolutionary biologists in California have discovered that when males shower attractive females with attention, it actually undermines those females' fitness as mothers. That means fit females don't pass their genes on.
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#evolution
"Death Stench" Is Universal Among Animals And Insects
Insects avoid their dead instinctively, repelled by a "death stench." Now scientists have discovered that nearly all animals emit the same stench when they die, and have been for over 400 million years. More » -
#evolution
12 Million Year Old Hominid With Human Features Discovered In Spain
Get ready to rewrite the fossil record one more time. Researchers have unveiled a 12 million year old hominid fossil from Spain, with startlingly modern facial features, and it may indicate our evolutionary origins are more complicated than is commonly accepted. More » -
#evolution
47 Million Year Old Skeleton Reveals the Missing Link Between Lemurs and Humans
Meet Ida, the 47 million year old fossil who may represent one of our earliest known ancestors. She's probably the most complete primate fossil ever discovered, and she explains where humans (and lemurs) come from. More » -
#evolution
Princeton Scientists Discover Proteins that Control Evolution
Evolutionary changes are supposed to take place gradually and randomly, under pressure from natural selection. But a team of Princeton scientists investigating a group of proteins that help cells burn energy stumbled across evidence that this is not how evolution works. In fact, their discovery could revolutionize the way we understand evolutionary processes. They have evidence that organisms actually have the ability to control their own evolution. More »
