University of Zurich
Mismatch of bodies and brains: Humans were not built for our industrialized present; our evolutionary future looks grim
In a recent research paper co-authored with Daniel Longman, ... [evolutionary anthropologist Colin Shaw] argues that the extensive environmental shifts of the Anthropocene ...
How closely are genes tied to our language abilities?
More than 7,000 languages are spoken in the world. This linguistic diversity is passed on from one generation to the ...
Ancient plant genes could increase food production without added fertilizer use, mitigating deadly algal blooms
Some 500 million years ago -- when our continents were connected in a single land mass and most life existed ...
Epigenetic changes in plants could help produce food crops better suited to harsh environments
The sequence of genes passed on to daughter cells or offspring isn't the only factor that determines the traits of ...
Identifying genetic basis for plant biodiversity could help boost crop yields
Diverse communities of plants and animals typically perform better than monocultures. However, the mechanisms that are responsible for this have ...
Food crops treated with synthetic plant hormone could grow in space, study suggests
With scarce nutrients and weak gravity, growing potatoes on the Moon or on other planets seems unimaginable. But the plant ...