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Fancy footwork: Darwin’s pigeons and the evolution of foot feathers
Ever since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, people have been fascinated with understanding the mechanisms of how species could change over time. Like sitting down with relatives around the dinner table during the holidays, it is sometimes hard for us to look... click to read more
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Reading time 3.5 min
published on Jan 20, 2017
Resetting nature’s clock: shifting seasons and species relationships
Every year, many of us gaze in fascination at the movement of nature's clock, looking forward to seeing wild plants coming into bloom or the arrival of the first migrant birds. Less obvious, but just as dramatic, populations of phytoplankton bloom below the surface of... click to read more
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Reading time 3.5 min
published on Sep 14, 2016
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