Tag: evolution
Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new...
Stephanie Killingsworth, University of Florida and Bruce J. MacFadden, University of Florida
Many people assume that horses first came...
Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands...
Jonathan Losos, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
A few years ago, I had the opportunity...
Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals – a...
Arif R. Sarwari, West Virginia University
In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted...
One easy way to fight antibiotic resistance? Good hand hygiene
Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft, Georgia Institute of Technology
Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically,...
Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what...
Andrey Vyshedskiy, Boston University
You can easily picture yourself riding a bicycle across the sky even though that’s not...
Humans evolved with their microbiomes – like genes, your gut microbes...
Taichi A. Suzuki, Max Planck Institute for Biology and Ruth Ley, Max Planck Institute for Biology
When the first...
Human skin stood up better to the sun before there were...
Nina G. Jablonski, Penn State
Human beings have a conflicted relationship with the sun. People love sunshine, but then...
Axolotls can regenerate their brains – these adorable salamanders are helping...
Ashley Maynard, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its...