Aristos Georgiou
21st century evolution: Humans are evolving ‘more rapidly than ever before’
It is often assumed that modern humans are no longer evolving. But there is now considerable agreement among scientists that ...
Why resurrecting near-replicas of extinct woolly mammoths might work
Woolly mammoths, the iconic giants of the last ice age, went extinct around 4,000 years ago. But one company is ...
Did Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian plant genetic resource center also demolish the country’s National Seed Bank?
Earlier this year, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and while Vladimir Putin's forces have largely retreated from the north ...
Some wild bee populations are declining. What can we do about it?
In recent years, a significant amount of attention has been paid to the numerous threats that are facing the honeybee ...
Walking upright emerged long before modern humans
The question of whether our early ancestors walked fully upright or in a crouched position, like apes, has long been ...
Do humans and apes share ‘universal body language’?
Now, new research published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology has shown that chimps and bonobos may be able to understand each ...
