Biology – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:30:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Biology – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 How Scientists Are Using Robotics to Study Animal Behavior https://brewminate.com/how-scientists-are-using-robotics-to-study-animal-behavior/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:27:32 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=166964 Biomimetic bots can teach researchers a lot about how creatures interact in the natural world. Introduction Honeybees dance

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Fossil Spine Shows Ancient Humans Walking Like Us and Climbing Like Apes https://brewminate.com/fossil-spine-shows-ancient-humans-walking-like-us-and-climbing-like-apes/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:24:15 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167576 Studying the lower back allows researchers to understand how the species’ anatomy was adapted for different kinds of

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When Did Our Human Ancestors Start to Walk? https://brewminate.com/when-did-our-human-ancestors-start-to-walk/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:04:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164489 Walking took a very long time to develop, with evidence of bipedalism among early humans in Africa roughly

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Viruses Are Both the Villains and the Heroes of Life https://brewminate.com/viruses-are-both-the-villains-and-the-heroes-of-life/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:28:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164190 Viruses are also genetic innovators – and possibly the pioneers of using DNA as the genetic blueprint of

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How World War II Spawned America’s Shark Obsession https://brewminate.com/how-world-war-ii-spawned-americas-shark-obsession/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:14:51 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=162062 As part of the nation’s massive wartime mobilization effort, millions of Americans, for the first time, traveled abroad.

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Explorer Robert Ballard, Shipwrecks, and Strange Life Forms https://brewminate.com/explorer-robert-ballard-shipwrecks-and-strange-life-forms/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:14:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=162070 In recent decades, Ballard has put much effort into increasing diversity in oceanographic exploration and research. Introduction Who

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How Ancient Shark Teeth Recorded Earth’s Climate History https://brewminate.com/how-ancient-shark-teeth-recorded-earths-climate-history/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:23:39 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=161880 These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth’s cooling shift some 50 million years ago. Introduction

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The Spiralist https://brewminate.com/the-spiralist/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:06:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=161468 Exploring James Bell Pettigrew’s Design in Nature (1908), a provocative and forgotten exploration of the world’s archetypal whorl. This article,

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Petrified Trees Are Revealing South America’s Primeval History https://brewminate.com/petrified-trees-are-revealing-south-americas-primeval-history/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:03:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=157361 Using remnants of fossilized trees, scientists and an artist figured out what the forest looked like long before

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How Did Humans Evolve, and Will We Evolve More? https://brewminate.com/how-did-humans-evolve-and-will-we-evolve-more/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:55:15 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=151778 Our biggest evolutionary advantages are an ability to walk on two legs and our big brains. By Dr.

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