For most people, the word “vampire” brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a […]
Vampire finches: how little birds in the Galápagos evolved to drink blood
Study Finds Large Shift Towards Acceptance Of Evolution Among Mormon Undergraduates
New research suggests there has been a shift toward acceptance of evolution among undergraduates who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The study, published in PLOS One, also […]
Meet Three New Genes That May Have Influenced Human Brain Size
Three brain development genes are found only in humans and may have helped drive the rapid expansion of the brain starting roughly three million years ago. A newly discovered set of genes […]
Ancient Bones Suggest First Humans Travelled Further Than We Think
Scientists have discovered an ancient bone in Saudi Arabia, dating back to 90,000 years ago. The relic is the oldest human (Homo sapiens) fossil to have been found outside of Africa and […]
A Gene That Shaped The Evolution Of Darwin’s Finches
by Princeton University Communications Researchers from Princeton University and Uppsala University in Sweden have identified a gene in the Galápagos finches studied by English naturalist Charles Darwin that influences beak shape and […]
The Future Leadership Institute 