Male Y chromosomes evolving faster, reveals DNA analysis of humans and apes
Study uncovers rapid changes in Y chromosomes compared to the stable X chromosomes in humans and apes
Simply Put: Evolving backwards
Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires — a new DNA study tracks their disappearance
Platypuses are disappearing from waterways after fire
Mammalian threads
A treatise on how science came to grasp evolution in mammals
Cross-continent social networking may have existed 400,000 years ago, fire use patterns suggest
The various groups of hominins were tolerant towards one another and exchanged ideas much like modern humans
‘Humans won’t go extinct; but they are at a crucial point’
Down to Earth spoke with Nathan H Lents, professor of biology at John Jay College, the City University of New York about the past, present and …
Astronomers find extremely aged remnant of galaxies that influence universe’s evolution
A team of Indian astronomers from Pune claimed the remnants belonged to galaxies formed 260 million years ago, a record in itself
Prehistoric human footprints reveal a rare snapshot of ancient human group behaviour
Centuries ago, a group of 20 prehistoric modern humans walked through a volcanic mudflow, still active in Tanzania. This is what a footprint trail&…
Ancient southern Kalahari was more important to human evolution than previously thought
Ga-Mohana was much wetter than today, with pools of standing water and waterfalls tumbling down the hillside
Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries
This development, widely described as a breakthrough that could help scientists learn more about human development and genetic disorders
Study gains new insights into the evolution of galaxies
It has shown that even a relatively weak jet from a supermassive black hole can clear the nuclear region of the galaxy of its gas, indicating …
Why we say 'huh' once every 84 seconds
N J Enfield’s book inverts traditional concerns about language and and seeks to understand it as we experience it—via the messy …
How glacier algae are challenging the way we think about evolution
Understanding these algae helps us appreciate their role in shaping fragile ecosystems
Mozambique’s cyclone flooding was devastating to animals — we studied how body size affected survival
Larger species tend to be more resilient to disturbances but smaller ones can recover quicker
Climate change pushing cold-blooded species faster to extinction: Study
Global warming tips century-old 'Rate of Living' theory on lifespan
2023 in a blink: DTE’s reportage on global scientific research this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
Coronavirus genome is like a shipping label that lets epidemiologists track it
Online databases have been collecting SARS-CoV-2 genomic nucleotide sequences since mid-December. Whenever a patient tests positive for the virus,…
Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo gets Medicine Nobel for his contributions to paleogenomics
Pääbo sequenced of the entire genome of Neanderthals; he also discovered the previously unknown hominin, Denisova
Analysis of tooth found in Laos proves that the Denisovans did exist beyond Siberia
Denisovans were first identified in a Siberian cave; but their genes existed in several Asian and Oceanic groups, thus intriguing scientists
Ancient humans may have paused in Arabia for 30,000 years on their way out of Africa
These humans may have slowly adapted to life in the region’s colder climate before venturing to Eurasia and beyond
Climate change is the architect of new human species
Fossil records tell us that physical changes typically take 500,000 years to appear
Artemis: How ever changing US space policy may push back the next Moon landing
A delay of any more than a year would move Artemis 3 beyond the end of President Biden’s first term in office
Biological clocks: How does our body know that time goes by?
The rotations of the Earth, Moon and Sun generate environmental cycles that have favoured the selection of biological clocks
International Tiger Day 2023: Just when and how did today’s big cats evolve
Big cats have been associated with human history since our inception. But where do their origins lie?
How has the moon transformed our evolution?
Moon has remained important to the geology of the Earth and important to the evolution of life itself.