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The Rat's Euler Whiskers
Evolution & Behaviour

The Rat's Euler Whiskers

Rats have notably long whiskers. We wondered how one can best describe the shape of those whiskers. Our extensive analysis of 523 whiskers led us to conclude...

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Capturing the past using DNA from Sacred Ibis Mummies
Evolution & Behaviour

Capturing the past using DNA from Sacred Ibis Mummies

Millions of Egyptian Sacred Ibis were found mummified and stored in vast catacombs. Thoth priests sold the mummified Ibis to pilgrims for offerings. Did they...

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Secrets of legless leapers revealed
Evolution & Behaviour

Secrets of legless leapers revealed

Jumping insects are a familiar sight: Jumping by legless, wormlike larvae is altogether unexpected. We used high-speed imaging and scanning electron microscopy...

4 min read5,960 views
Early chewing and swallowing
Evolution & Behaviour

Early chewing and swallowing

A 165 million-year-old mammalian skeleton from China with preserved tongue bones demonstrates that active muscle-powered swallowing originated much earlier in...

4 min read4,728 views
Living the high life: the early arrival of hunter-gatherers in the glaciated Ethiopian Highlands
Evolution & Behaviour

Living the high life: the early arrival of hunter-gatherers in the glaciated Ethiopian Highlands

High mountains around the globe have long been thought to represent pristine ecosystems that have been reshaped by humans quite late in the earth's history....

4 min read7,017 views
The evolution of the new coronavirus: what the past teaches us for a better future
Evolution & Behaviour

The evolution of the new coronavirus: what the past teaches us for a better future

The new coronavirus which is causing the ongoing global crisis is evolutionarily related to SARS-CoV: the very same which induced the SARS outbreak in the...

4 min read7,090 views
Coronaviruses: Contagious Beasts and Where to Find Them
Evolution & Behaviour

Coronaviruses: Contagious Beasts and Where to Find Them

Analysis of the CoV-19 genome reveals two crucial mutations responsible for its efficient capacity to infect humans. There are two possible scenarios of how...

4 min read8,410 views
Bronze Age food diversity: ceci n’est pas un bagel
Evolution & Behaviour

Bronze Age food diversity: ceci n’est pas un bagel

Think about prehistoric food. Images of chunks of roasted meat may appear before your inner eye, maybe also of coarse flatbread, porridge, a slice of cheese,...

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Beware of humans and glacial maximums – the story of cave bear extinction
Evolution & Behaviour

Beware of humans and glacial maximums – the story of cave bear extinction

We found indications that humans may have had a major impact on the extinction of cave bears in Europe during the last ice age. In our study, we found a...

3 min read7,143 views
Viruses are spilling over from managed honey bees to wild bumble bees
Evolution & Behaviour

Viruses are spilling over from managed honey bees to wild bumble bees

Viruses, once thought specific to managed honey bees, have now been detected in wild bee species, including bumble bees. Our study tested whether virus...

4 min read11,248 views