Switching to farming from hunting left an indelible mark on our biology, as the softer foods meant we didn’t need to spend so much energy chewing. Studying hundreds of pre-industrial era human skulls, new research has singled out the foodstuff with the biggest impact on our skull shape: cheese.
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Life is adept at adapting, and the environment is changing faster than ever thanks to us. Evolution is normally thought of in millions of years, but a new study has observed how human activity has directly driven separate populations of geckos to evolve new attributes in the space of just 15 years.
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Warming oceans might sound like a good thing for swimmers, but they're wreaking havoc on marine life. Researchers at UC Davis have found that warming and acidifying waters can cause invertebrate organisms called bryozoa to begin dissolving – and other sea creatures could soon face a similar fate.
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Scientists have thrown up plenty of potential reasons for the highly contrasting colors of the giant panda bear. But now they believe they have some concrete answers, with new research revealing the "why" behind the animal's iconic black and white patches.
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A new study has revealed that the stench emitted from the ocean's plastic waste is the same one that some species rely on to find food, shining new light on why sometimes the animals mistakenly consume the debris.
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Evolving fungal diseases are threatening the global banana industry, and a total “bananageddon” could wipe out the fruit within a decade. Researchers at University of California, Davis have sequenced the genomes of the fungi to find a way to fight back.
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A new study suggests that changes in the ocean's acidic levels due to atmospheric carbon dioxide could change the predator-prey relationship of ocean life, by tipping the scales in favor of the predator.
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New research reveals that when diabetics sustain wounds, the electrical fields around them are significantly weaker, leading to slower healing. By manipulating the electricity around wounds, researchers feel that they could speed the healing process and help diabetics thrive.
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One of the asteroids from a massive collision 470 million years ago has been well known. But the other space rock involved in the crash has been a mystery until now, thanks to the discovery of a meteorite that's never been seen before on our planet.
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A new fingerprint scanner that could find its way to our smartphones borrows from sophisticated medical equipment to deliver more accurate, 3D ultrasonic scanning.
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