Evolution Diary

A team of UBC researchers has re-classified an ancient line of aquatic plants previously thought to be related to grasses and rushes. (…)

The origins of modern humans continues to be one of the most hotly debated topics among anthropologists, and there is little consensus about where and when the first members of our species, Homo sapiens, became fully modern. (…)

Popular game fish previously was mistaken for common species
Arlington, Virginia (March 13, 2007) � A popular game fish mistaken by scientists for a dog snapper is actually a new species discovered among the reefs of the Abrolhos region of the South Atlantic Ocean. (…)

LA JOLLA, CA — Although the Galápagos finches were to play a pivotal role in the inception of Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection, he had no inkling of their significance when he collected them during his voyage on the HMS Beagle. (…)

500,000 years of climate history stored year by year
Turkey’s Lake Van provides a uniquely precise insight into Eurasia’s climate history
The bottom of Turkey’s Lake Van is covered by a layer of mud several hundreds of metres deep. (…)