A new study by researchers at the University of Galway's School of Natural Sciences has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others.

Phys.org Evolution News

22.05.2025

Yeast reveals how species adapt to a warmer climate

How do organisms adapt to climate change? A new study reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution.

Phys.org Evolution News

22.05.2025

Songbirds' great risk results in great genetic reward

Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the winter may be rewarded for their journey with greater genetic diversity, according to a University of Michigan study.

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22.05.2025

Meat-rich diets and a single gene variant may have contributed to the physiological evolution of modern humans

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in Cell Genomics, researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the co-evolution of these traits. This mutation seems to help people grow taller—especially when they consume a lot of meat.

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Factors behind why some spiders are more venomous than others revealed

Yeast reveals how species adapt to a warmer climate

Songbirds' great risk results in great genetic reward

Meat-rich diets and a single gene variant may have contributed to the physiological evolution of modern humans

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