2015 news releases
- 1/13: Research team corrects inaccuracies and elucidates measurements for 25 marine species
- 1/5: New modeling framework highlights the interaction between various life stages of a plant
2014 news releases
- 11/21: North Carolina researchers unveil a new center for evolutionary medicine
- 11/10: Societies living in harsh environments are more likely to believe in moralizing gods
- 10/24: Warning coloration paved the way for louder frog calls
- 10/14: Researchers find a strong correlation between seabird diversity and environmental stressors
- 7/24: Nearly 50 years of lemur data now available online
- 7/7: Scientist identifies world's biggest every flying bird
- 5/12: In the age of open science, repurposing the reproducing research pose their own challenges
- 4/24: Animals with bigger brains, broader diets have better self control
- 4/21: Ancient DNA offers clues to how barnyard chickens came to be
- 4/18: Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more species
2013 news releases
- 12/22: Study offers clues to how plants evolved to cope with cold
- 11/22: Biodiversity higher in the tropics, but species more likely to arise at higher latitudes
- 7/29: Hot flashes? Thank evolution
- 6/18: Personality test finds some mouse lemurs shy, others bold
- 5/21: Small but speedy: Short plants live in the evolutionary fast lane
- 5/1: Bird fossil sheds light on how swift and hummingbird flight came to be
- 4/12: Study proposes alternative way to explain life’s complexity
- 3/26: Uncovering Africa's oldest known penguins
- 2/28: The safer sex? For a little-known primate, a new understanding of why females outlive males
2012 news releases
- 12/06: Ethiopians and Tibetans thrive in thin air using similar physiology, but different genes
- 11/26: Model sheds light on the chemistry that sparked the origin of life
- 10/23: Fossil study helps pinpoint extinction risks for ocean animals
- 09/05: New study examines how ocean energy impacts life in the deep sea
- 08/03: Birds that live with varying weather sing more versatile songs
- 08/02: Extinction risk factors for New Zealand birds today differ from those of the past
- 05/21: Researchers aim to assemble the tree of life for all two million named species
- 04/30: Not all altruism is alike, says new study
- 04/25: Why not marry your cousin? Millions do
- 04/16: New study traces the evolutionary history of what mammals eat
- 04/12: Athletic frogs have faster-changing genomes
- 03/23: Huge hamsters and pint-sized porcupines thrive on islands
- 03/23: Not just for the birds: man-made noise has ripple effects on plants, too
- 02/27: Ice Age coyotes were supersized compared to coyotes today, fossil study reveals
- 02/16: Birds in uncertain climates are more likely to stray from their mates
- 02/09: Deadly bird parasite evolves at exceptionally fast rate
- 02/02: Bouquet bargains
- 01/04: Prehistoric predators with supersized teeth had beefier arm bones
- 01/03: Ancient crickets hint at the origins of insect hearing
2011 news releases
- 11/23: How drought-tolerant grasses came to be
- 11/17: Communal living of the insect kind
- 11/9: Bigger birds are harder hit by human noise
- 5/26: Songbirds tweak their tunes in different ways to cope with clamor
- 5/11: Coping with climate change
- 5/3: Marine snails get a metabolism boost
- 3/29: Treadmill tests for poison frogs prove toxic species are more physically fit
- 3/16: New study pinpoints why some microbial genes are more promiscuous than others
- 3/10: Aging rates, gender gap in mortality similar across all primates
- 03/07: Evolution drives many plants and animals to be bigger, faster
- 02/20: Panelists to discuss evolution of human brain size, skin color and diet at AAAS meeting
- 01/18: Biological clock ticks slower for female birds who choose good mates
2010 news releases
- 12/01: Primates are more resilient than other animals to environmental ups and downs
- 11/08: Single parenthood doesn't pay off for plants
- 8/16: Scared snails opt for single parenthood rather than wait for a mate
- 7/12: Penguin males with steady pitch make better parents
- 7/2: Why you should never arm wrestle a saber-toothed tiger
- 6/18: Competition puts the brakes on body evolution in island lizards
- 6/7: Scientists uncover the genetic secrets that allow Tibetans to thrive in thin air
- 6/7: Desperate female spiders fight by different rules
- 5/19: The making of a queen: Road to royalty begins early in paper wasps
- 5/4: DNA barcoding exposes fake ferns in international plant trade
- 4/22: Life history database aids wild primate studies
- 4/5: When the dinner bell rings for seafloor scavengers, larger animals get first dibs
- 4/5: Gone with the wind: Far-flung pine pollen still potent miles from the tree
- 3/29: Database gives access to the latest findings about the tree of life
- 3/15: Molecular study could push back angiosperm origins
- 3/02: Evolutionary Synthesis Center wins 5-year, $25M, renewal from NSF
- 1/26: Medical students may soon be tested on evolution
- 1/11: Biologists merge methods, results from different disciplines to find new meaning in old data
2009 news releases
- 11/19: NESCent helps to build a global digital data network for biology and the earth sciences
- 11/09: Meeting will examine the intersection of public policy, economics and evolutionary biology
- 11/09: Africa’s rarest monkey had an intriguing sexual past, DNA study confirms
- 11/05: Male sabertoothed cats were pussycats compared to macho lions
- 10/19: Are humans still evolving? Absolutely, says a new analysis of a long-term study of human health
- 9/23: Woody plants adapted to past climate change more slowly than herbs
- 9/05: Study examines the evolutionary fate of 'useless' traits
- 7/28: Freshwater fish at the top of the food chain evolve more slowly
- 7/06: Ancient fossils shed light on anatomical changes accompanying evolution of first land vertebrates
- 6/25: New fossil tells how piranhas got their teeth
- 5/21: Mockingbirds in fickle climates sing fancier tunes