Pro Cycling WorldTour3 days agoEvolution of snakes takes surprise twist — cobras didn't come from where we thought they didLive Science - By Richard PallardyAncient origins of cobras traced back to Asia, before jumping continents to spread across the world up to 37.5 million years ago. "When the cobra runs …
Pro Cycling WorldTour4 days agoGreat white sharks split into 3 populations 200,000 years ago and never mixed again — except for one hybrid found in the Bermuda TriangleLive Science - By Kristel TjandraScientists found three distinct great-white-shark populations that congregate in different oceans and do not interbreed. Their separation may have …
Pro Cycling WorldTourScientists Say Complex Life Is an Astounding 1.5 Billion Years Older Than We Ever ThoughtPopular Mechanics - Darren OrfThis groundbreaking evidence pushes back the timeline for early organisms on Earth. Most scientists agree that complex life likely formed during the Ediacaran Period some 600 million years ago—right on the cusp of the well-known Cambrian Explosion. • However, a new study suggests that another go at …
Pro Cycling WorldTourPollinating insects we depend on for food productionDW English - Jeannette CwienkBees often get all the credit. But without the pollination powers of other insects, supermarket shelves would look empty. In 2018, when one German …
Pro Cycling WorldTourTheory says complex life on Earth may be much older than thoughtBBC News - Georgina RannardA group of scientists say they have found new evidence to back up their theory that complex life on Earth may have begun 1.5 billion years earlier than thought. The team, working in Gabon, say they discovered evidence deep within rocks showing environmental conditions for animal life 2.1 billion …
Pro Cycling WorldTourChimps Have 'Conversations' Just Like Humans, Scientists FindScienceAlert - Tessa KoumoundourosThe rapid back and forth dance of face-to-face conversations is not unique to us humans. While chimps typically favor gestures over sounds, their …