Sluggish reptile evolving at record speed
Sunday, March 30th, 2008New Zealand's tuatara is a slow, ponderous reptile, but DNA studies show that it is evolving at a faster rate than any other animal on Earth
Archive for March, 2008
New Zealand's tuatara is a slow, ponderous reptile, but DNA studies show that it is evolving at a faster rate than any other animal on Earth
How mammals lost their egg yolks
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Did mammals develop nutritional milk before or after they abandoned yolky eggs? A new genetic study may hold the answer
Websites of the week
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008There are a number of impressive websites available for local historians, which can also be used by genealogists. The Kent Archaeological Society's website http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk has recently been updated and now offers nearly 16,000 pages of indexed records that can be searched and downloaded free of charge. They include ...