Tag: Charles Darwin
One of Darwin’s evolution theories finally proved by Cambridge researcher
Scientists have proved one of Charles Darwin's theories of evolution for the first time - nearly 140 years after his death.
Massive geographic change may have triggered explosion of animal life
New analysis of geologic history can potentially solve the riddle of the ‘Cambrian explosion’.
Seeing Dinosaur Feathers in a New Light
Why were dinosaurs covered in a cloak such a long time before the early bird species Archaeopteryx first took flight? Researchers from the University of Bonn and the University of Göttingen attempt to answer that exact question in their article “Beyond the Rainbow” in the latest issue of the renowned journal Science. The research team hypothesises that these ancient lizards had a highly developed ability to discern colour. Their hypothesis: The evolution of feathers made dinosaurs more colourful, which in turn had a profoundly positive impact on communication, the selection of mates and on dinosaurs’ procreation.