Eye-brain connection humans first evolved in fish 100 MILLION years earlier than previously thought

Discovery that ‘literally changes the textbook’: Eye-brain connection humans have today first evolved in fish 100 MILLION years earlier than previously believed A study found the human eye-brain connection was present 450M years ago This means the network of nerves evolved 100 million years earlier than thought Experts analyzed the gar fish, which is similar … Read more

Modern human brain evolved as far back as 1.7 million years ago, study finds

Modern human brains are ‘relatively young’ and only evolved as far back as 1.7 million years ago after the earliest humans first dispersed from Africa, a new study claims.   Researchers used computed tomography to examine the skulls of Homo fossils that lived in Africa and Asia between 1 million and 2 million years ago.  They … Read more

Women evolved to have bigger hips than men because our primitive ancestors laid EGGS, study claims

Women evolved to have bigger hips than men because our primitive ancestors laid EGGS millions of years ago, study claims For years it was thought that women have wide hips to allow delivery of babies But female chimps also have wide hips, despite having smaller babies Experts say a shared ancestor developed wide hips to … Read more

Amy Schumer shares sweet snap of son Gene as the star they have ‘evolved to having no child care’

Amy Schumer shares sweet snap of son Gene as the star reveals she and husband Chris Fischer have ‘evolved to having no child care’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 23:10 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 23:11 GMT, 18 February 2021 Amy Schumer is learning to cope without childcare. The 39-year-old actress has revealed her nanny, … Read more

‘Superpower’ that kiwis detect vibrations in the grounds evolved from birds 70 MILLION years ago

One of the most ancient groups of birds was able to detect vibrations in the ground, allowing them to capture prey – a ‘superpower’ that is found in a handful of modern-day birds. The trait, called remote-touch, is known among kiwis, ibises and sandpipers, but a team from the University of Cape Town believes the lithornithids … Read more

‘Superpower’ that kiwis detect vibrations in the grounds evolved from birds two MILLION years ago

One of the most ancient groups of birds was able to detect vibrations in the ground, allowing them to capture prey – a ‘superpower’ that is found in a handful of modern-day birds. The trait, called remote-touch, is known among kiwis, ibises and sandpipers, but a team from the University of Cape Town believes the lithornithids … Read more

Insect wings evolved from an outgrowth on a crustacean ancestor, study reveals

Insects today have wings because their primitive crustacean ancestors moved to land about 300 million years ago, a new study has revealed.  The wings originally evolved from a random outgrowth or ‘lobe’ on the legs of the crustacean ancestors, US researchers claim.  Sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back into its body to support … Read more

Complex life evolved on Earth 100 million years LATER than previously thought, scientists claim

Complex life evolved on Earth 100 million years LATER than previously thought, scientists claim – after discovering 635-million-year-old fossils were produced by algae, NOT animals Researchers recreated chemical traces found in ancient rocks in the laboratory Those rocks contained chemicals similar to those produced by modern sponges  Teams of scientists found they could recreate the … Read more

Teaching and complex tools evolved together in humans, study says

The ability of ancient humans to master tools coincided with their ability to teach others, a new study says. UK researchers conducted experiments designed to replicate the evolution of human-made tools over several hundred years with pipe cleaners and bits of paper.   The experts found that participants who taught each other made the most rapid … Read more

Climate Change: Flatworm has evolved to survive in just 100 years

A tiny flatworm has provided scientists with the first evidence that species may be able to adapt to a rapidly changing climate in a relatively short period of time. Over the past 100 years the flatworm has adapted to survive in different sea water conditions – developing a new tolerance to lower salinities caused by … Read more