“Evolution caught in the act” is the headline of an article in news@nature, 13 July 2006. A study of two species of Darwin’s finches on one of the smaller Galapagos Islands has “provided the best description of a characteristic trait evolving in the wild.” The study was reported in Science vol. 313, p224, 14 July […]
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Geckos’ Toes Come and Go
Geckos’ toes come and go, according to reports in ScienceDaily 28 June 2012 and PLoS ONE DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039429, 27 June 2012. Geckos are tropical and subtropical lizards that can walk on vertical and overhanging surfaces using toe-pads that grip the surface with millions of microscopic bristles called setae. This enables them to climb trees and […]