Evolution Diary

A new fossil species of horseshoe crab shows that the primitive marine creatures have existed for at least a hundred million years longer than previously believed, researchers say. (…)

The fossil of a land-bound reptile that could be a link between prehistoric and modern-day crocodiles was put on public display for the first time yesterday. (…)

New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. (…)

Gene variants may help to distribute the work of evolution between men and women
Reykjavik, ICELAND, January 31, 2008 – Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today report the discovery of two common, single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) that regulate one of the principle motors of evolution. (…)