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1 week ago

Are raccoons AKA trash pandas really evolving into cute pets? One theory says yes | Helen Pilcher

So it was with interest that I learned that urban raccoons in North America are showing signs of domestication. A study in Frontiers in Zoology suggests that the animals are evolving to be as the mainstream media puts it cuter and more pet-like. Jump ahead three thought bubbles and I'm picturing me, holding paws with my new pet, skipping through the daisies to the tune of Daydream Believer. But could this really be?
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2 months ago

Kenya's Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests

Centuries of natural selection produced genetic adaptations—notably changes in the kidney-expressed STC1 gene—enabling Turkana pastoralists to tolerate dehydration and purine-rich diets.
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5 months ago

Scientists rejoice as British trees evolve resistance to ash dieback

Trees in Britain are evolving resistance to ash dieback fungus, providing hope for the species' future.
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6 months ago

New Genetic Evidence Challenges the Idea That Human Evolution Has Stalled

Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands have evolved genetic adaptations to survive low oxygen and high arsenic levels.
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