Understanding history helps us make sense of the present and even make predictions for the future. It’s not just historians ...
The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, round ears. In fact, all members of the order Carnivora, which includes a ...
“They (polar bears) have indeed lost a lot of their past genetic diversity, and because of this, they are very likely more sensitive to climate-change threats today.” An analysis of newly sequenced ...
Smithsonian Magazine: Sarah Diamond, an associate professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, shared her insights on whether evolution can keep up with the rate of human-caused climate change.
A scientific study has traced the evolutionary history of Assam's Kaziranga National Park, revealing how the habitat of the one-horned rhinoceros has been shaped over time by climate change, ...
Some animals are evolving faster than scientists previously thought possible, due to climate change. We can too.
On this special New Year's edition of AgweekTV, we're taking a look at the evolution of the crops in the region over the decades. We look at how crops grown in the region have changed in recent years.
Hakai Magazine: Sarah Diamond, associate professor in the Department of Biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, said that at least a few creatures will be able to evolve quickly enough to head ...
Scientists have long focused on rising temperatures to understand how climate change is reshaping the natural world. But ...
Sitting off the Horn of Africa, the Yemeni island of Socotra was largely left to its own devices for centuries, its few guests arriving to trade for aromatic frankincense, the healing plant aloe and ...