My novel HUMAN is now available on KOBO!
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#evolution
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Could human's ability to mimic the sounds of other animals predate the development of language/speech? #evolution #biology
Read my piece, "#Darwin and #Mystery of the #Fuegian #Dog" https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2025/07/28/darwin-and-mystery-of-the-fuegian-dog/ #Chile #TierraDelFuego #dogs #pets #canid #canids #evolution #science #domestication #fox #foxes #indigenous #Yagan #Selknam #PuntaArenas #Patagonia #Tehuelche
Nkoz Photo · Darwin and Mystery of the Fuegian Dog - Nkoz PhotoWhat constitutes an “invasive species” and should animals associated with indigenous peoples be considered “native wildlife”? Last year, while retracing Charles Darwin’s voyage in Chile, I pondered such questions. During one of the more memorable episodes of my trip, I found myself in Punta Arenas, the most southerly city in […]
Where would #crop #plant #evolution be without #allopolyploidy?
Zhang et al. explore allopolyploidy in Aegilops as a rich source of #genetic variation amenable to natural and artificial selection in #wheat.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13191
@WileyEcolEvol
#JSE #CropSci #CropBreeding #botany
A fascinating preprint investigating the 'mechanical morphogenesis' -- the complex shapes generated by growth and expansion of #brains. This compares 70 species of New World vs Old World #monkeys. As Katja Heuer @k4tj4 asks: 'To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape?'
Complex shape figures as a 3rd major factor along with genetic inheritance and experience.
Finished "The Vital Question", by Nick Lane, about the role of energy (especially mitochondria) in evolution.
It was very interesting! Helps me to appreciate more why things are like they are in the cell, and to think about those reasons and possible explanations
Scientists Discovered a New Human Species That Defies Conventional Wisdom #science #evolution
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65454050/hominid-species-homo-juluensis-discovery/
Popular Mechanics · Scientists Discovered a New Human Species That Defies Conventional Wisdom
The Light Eaters
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Musik: Warum gibt es sie überhaupt?
Die Musik hat Evolutionspsychologen ratlos gemacht: Unser Gehirn ist offenbar darauf angelegt, Musik zu genießen oder gar hervorzubringen. Diese Fähigkeit scheint genetisch angelegt zu sein. Doch wozu brauchen wir sie? Von Gábor Paál.
tagesschau.de · Musik: Warum gibt es sie überhaupt?
#happybirthday @KateBeckinsale #katebeckinsale #actress #selene #underworld #evolution #RiseoftheLycans #Awakening #bloodwars #CanaryBlack #FoolsParadise #PrisonersDaughter #GuiltyParty #click #pearlharbour #vanhelsing #thewindow #emma #totalrecall #TheAviator #SnowAngels #Vacancy #LoveandFriendship #TheOnlyLivingBoyinNewYork #Farming #thewidow #jolt
My Dinosaur,
A breakfast guest..
By a quirk of evolution, I am not on the menu....Today.
Steller’s Jay
July 26, 2025
Hoy os traido dos mierderdibujos.
Today two shitty drawings.
Reading War of the Worlds at a young age ruined most alien science fiction for me. Now I'm always like, "But the bacteria! The viruses! They've had no chance to evolve resistance!"
Let’s give a shoutout to #evolution for not giving wings to snakes.
Neanderthals were not ‘hypercarnivores’ and feasted on maggots, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/25/neanderthals-feasted-maggots-science-nutrition #Neanderthals #Anthropology #Archaeology #Evolution #Science #Biology
The Guardian · Neanderthals were not ‘hypercarnivores’ and feasted on maggots, scientists say
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Naja, auch religiobsfeindlicher #Dualismus endete immer wieder nur in Katastrophen. Und die #Evolution geht weiter - mit klarer Tendenz. 
https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/quarks-co-glauben-wissen-evolution/
Natur des Glaubens · Quarks und Co zu Glauben, Wissen und der Evolution von ReligionIn der Oster-Folge 2014 von "Quarks & Co" ging es um die Evolution von Religion. Dr. Michael Blume wirkte darin mit.
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Ach, so viel #Meinung & so wenig #Ahnung!
In den #USA 
sind #Staat und #Religion strikt getrennt - kein aufgeklärter Religionsunterricht, keine Kirchensteuer, dafür viel Fundamentalismus.
Aber, hey, Ignoranz ist ja so viel leichter zu kopieren als #Evolution zu verstehen! 
https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/quarks-co-glauben-wissen-evolution/
Natur des Glaubens · Quarks und Co zu Glauben, Wissen und der Evolution von ReligionIn der Oster-Folge 2014 von "Quarks & Co" ging es um die Evolution von Religion. Dr. Michael Blume wirkte darin mit.
Could #gene loss be a strategy for adaptive evolution? The #fungus Agaricus bisporus seems to say so!
Learn more about this story, plus find out how gene loss events might shape the #evolutionary trajectories of other fungal species.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13188
@WileyEcolEvol
#JSE #evolution