Celibacy: Its surprising evolutionary advantages
Why would someone join an institution that removed the option of family life and required them to be celibate? Reproduction, after all, is at the very heart of the evolution that shaped us. Yet many religious institutions around the world require exa.....»»
Aggressive shrimp and surprising predators make life tough for spanner crabs
For years, fishers have suspected sharks of stealing their spanner crab catch. Now a University of the Sunshine Coast study has cleared sharks and instead uncovered three unexpected culprits taking a bite out of Australia's commercial crab industry......»»
Most humans haven"t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates—here"s why
Humans are a tropical species. We have lived in warm climates for most of our evolutionary history, which might explain why so many of us spend winter huddled under a blanket, clutching a hot water bottle and dreaming of summer......»»
Sympatric or micro-allopatric speciation in glacial lake? Genomic islands support neither
Speciation is one of the core issues in evolutionary biology. Sympatric speciation is the evolution of reproductive isolation without geographic barriers in which new species arise from a single ancestral population. However, bidirectional gene flow.....»»
GM chief economist: Michigan has advantages to win future EV plants
Elaine Buckberg indicated Michigan is a prime contender for more battery plants as the automaker makes the mammoth transition to electric vehicles......»»
Marriage rules in Minoan Crete revealed by ancient DNA analysis
An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, reports completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules and family structures in Greece. Analyses of ancient genomes show tha.....»»
Surprising protein behavior could improve our understanding of aging
Researchers have discovered a surprising anomaly in the behavior of how proteins form, upending long-held assumptions about the way cells produce these crucial molecules and potentially leading to a better understanding of aging and neurodegenerative.....»»
A team of physicists devise a model that maps a star"s surprising orbit about a supermassive black hole
Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black hole's immense gravitational pull. As the star is shredded, its remnants are transformed into a st.....»»
Similarities in human and chimpanzee behavior support evolutionary basis for risk-taking
Many important decisions boil down to a choice between the supposed safety of sticking with what we know and the risk of going out on a limb for a chance at getting something even better. Though risk-taking preferences vary between individuals, resea.....»»
Why the atomized network is growing, and how to protect it
Security teams struggle to defend their dispersed networks because the technologies responsible for network security are being pushed towards obsolescence by evolutionary pressures. Strategies like EDR and MFA become less effective than intended, lea.....»»
Taiwan semiconductor talents favored by international IDMs, IC distributors
Taiwan's semiconductor professionals are highly relied on by international IDMs and IC distributors as a result of their advantages such as excellent system design capability, quick response to market trends and good control of customer needs, accord.....»»
Just how popular is each Mac? New data reveals surprising mix of form factor and design
CIRP is out with a new report today on Apple’s Mac lineup. The study found some interesting results including the most popular Mac among its laptops and desktops, the mix of sales from entry-level machines to pro models, and more. more… The pos.....»»
Qualcomm wants to bring satellite connectivity to more phones
We’re starting to see a trend where more phones these days are starting to get satellite connectivity as a feature, so it’s not surprising to see Qualcomm hopping on board as well. The post Qualcomm wants to bring satellite connectivity to more p.....»»
Study reveals average age at conception for men versus women over past 250,000 years
The length of a specific generation can tell us a lot about the biology and social organization of humans. Now, researchers at Indiana University can determine the average age that women and men had children throughout human evolutionary history with.....»»
Human and Neanderthal brains have a surprising "youthful" quality in common, new research finds
Many believe our particularly large brain is what makes us human—but is there more to it? The brain's shape, as well as the shapes of its component parts (lobes) may also be important......»»
New York City"s greenery absorbs a surprising amount of its carbon emissions
A study of vegetation across New York City and some densely populated adjoining areas has found that on many summer days, photosynthesis by trees and grasses absorbs all the carbon emissions produced by cars, trucks and buses, and then some. The surp.....»»
BMW is developing a full-screen head-up display for 2025’s Neue Klasse
The EVs, due in three years, are meant to be revolutionary rather than evolutionary. Enlarge / On the left, BMW's 2021 i Vision Circular concept; on the right, this year's i Vision Dee. (credit: BMW) I'm almost sad to no.....»»
"Veggie" dinosaurs differed in how they ate their food
Although most early dinosaurs were vegetarian, there were surprising differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet, according to a new study by scientists from the Natural History Museum and the Universities of Bristol a.....»»
Study investigates the evolution of X-ray binary system GX 301-2
Astronomers from Argentina and France have investigated the evolutionary history of an eccentric high-mass X-ray binary known as GX 301-2. Results of the study, published December 22 on the arXiv pre-print repository, deliver important insights into.....»»
Samsung Galaxy S23’s price could be rather surprising
According to the latest rumors, it has been suggested that Samsung might not be increasing the price of the Galaxy S23, keeping it the same as the Galaxy S22. The post Samsung Galaxy S23’s price could be rather surprising first appeared on Phandroi.....»»
Most species evolve by adapting to similar, large-scale environmental pressures, study finds
Since the days of Charles Darwin, evolutionary biologists have widely believed that most new species form because they've adapted to different environments—but a new University of Toronto study suggests otherwise......»»