evolution – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Genome of a 28-eyed jellyfish could provide insight on evolution of vision https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/genome-of-a-28-eyed-jellyfish-could-provide-insight-on-evolution-of-vision https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/genome-of-a-28-eyed-jellyfish-could-provide-insight-on-evolution-of-vision#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:08:30 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/genome-of-a-28-eyed-jellyfish-could-provide-insight-on-evolution-of-vision

One of the biggest mysteries of evolution is how species first developed complex vision. Jellyfish are helping scientists solve this puzzle, as the group has independently evolved eyes at least nine separate times. Different species of jellyfish have strikingly different types of vision, from simple eyespots that detect light intensity to sophisticated lens eyes similar to those in humans.

Biologists have studied jellyfish eye structure, light sensitivity, and visual behavior for decades, but the exact genes involved in jellyfish eye formation remain unknown.

Aide Macias-Muñoz, a professor of ecology and , is exploring how eyes and light detection evolved using genetic tools. Her lab has just completed a high-quality genome sequence of Bougainvillia cf. muscus, a small jellyfish-like animal in the Hydrozoa group that has an astonishing 28 eyes.

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New Insights into Planet Formation from Spiral Disk Structure https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/new-insights-into-planet-formation-from-spiral-disk-structure https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/new-insights-into-planet-formation-from-spiral-disk-structure#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:07:11 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/new-insights-into-planet-formation-from-spiral-disk-structure

What specific processes are responsible for planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes | Space

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A New Law of Nature Attempts to Explain the Complexity of the Universe https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/a-new-law-of-nature-attempts-to-explain-the-complexity-of-the-universe https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/a-new-law-of-nature-attempts-to-explain-the-complexity-of-the-universe#respond Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:05:20 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/a-new-law-of-nature-attempts-to-explain-the-complexity-of-the-universe

A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.

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Astronomers observe the Sausage cluster at very low radio frequencies https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/astronomers-observe-the-sausage-cluster-at-very-low-radio-frequencies https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/astronomers-observe-the-sausage-cluster-at-very-low-radio-frequencies#respond Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:16:05 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/astronomers-observe-the-sausage-cluster-at-very-low-radio-frequencies

Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), European astronomers have investigated a galaxy cluster designated CIZA J2242.8+5301, dubbed the Sausage cluster. The observations conducted at very low radio frequencies provide more insights into the properties of radio relics in this cluster. The new findings are presented in a research paper published May 29 on the arXiv preprint server.

Galaxy clusters consist of up to thousands of galaxies bound together by gravity. They are the largest known gravitationally-bound structures in the universe, and therefore serve as excellent laboratories for studying galaxy evolution and cosmology. Observations show that galaxy clusters generally form as a result of mergers and grow by accreting sub-clusters.

CIZA J2242.8+5301 is a well-studied merging at a redshift of 0.192. It contains prominent double radio relics (diffuse, elongated radio sources of synchrotron origin) and other diffuse radio sources. CIZA J2242.8+5301 was nicknamed the Sausage cluster due to the distinctive morphology of its northern relic.

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How did humans evolve such rotten genetics? https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/how-did-humans-evolve-such-rotten-genetics https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/how-did-humans-evolve-such-rotten-genetics#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:05:44 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/how-did-humans-evolve-such-rotten-genetics

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet, we humans are “the paragon of animals.” But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement.

For example, humans have an exceptionally high proportion of fertilized eggs that have the wrong number of chromosomes and one of the highest rates of harmful genetic mutation.

In my new book, “The Evolution of Imperfection,” I suggest that two features of our biology explain why our genetics are in such a poor state. First, we evolved a lot of our human features when our populations were small, and second, we feed our young across a placenta.

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Gregg Braden Official https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/gregg-braden-official https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/gregg-braden-official#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:19:58 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/gregg-braden-official

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“It Seems Like Science Fiction”: Researchers Unleash Breakthrough Tracking Technology Using Environmental DNA https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/it-seems-like-science-fiction-researchers-unleash-breakthrough-tracking-technology-using-environmental-dna https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/it-seems-like-science-fiction-researchers-unleash-breakthrough-tracking-technology-using-environmental-dna#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:16:03 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/it-seems-like-science-fiction-researchers-unleash-breakthrough-tracking-technology-using-environmental-dna

Scientists have revealed a novel means of tracking everything from wildlife to illicit substances using environmental DNA detectable in the air around us.

The findings, outlined in a new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, show that tracking virtually anything using environmental DNA can be achieved as simply as capturing this ever-present genetic material from the air using a vacuum.

The discovery, made by a team led by David Duffy, Ph.D., reveals DNA as a powerful new tool for detecting and tracking living organisms and a range of substances in virtually any environment.

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Size matters: The link between social groups and human evolution https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/size-matters-the-link-between-social-groups-and-human-evolution https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/size-matters-the-link-between-social-groups-and-human-evolution#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2025 02:30:11 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/size-matters-the-link-between-social-groups-and-human-evolution

Humans are social creatures; we live in family groups, socialise with friends, and work with colleagues. Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar’s ‘social brain hypothesis’ suggests that brain size is directly related to social group size in mammals. The bigger the group, the bigger the brain. In this interview with Research Outreach, we find out how Dunbar developed his theory as well as his now famous ‘Dunbar’s number’


Robin Dunbar discusses his eponymous ‘Dunbar’s Number’, primates to people, and why size matters with social groups and evolution.

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Early human evolution leapt forward when they began eating meat https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/early-human-evolution-leapt-forward-when-they-began-eating-meat https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/early-human-evolution-leapt-forward-when-they-began-eating-meat#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:07:11 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/early-human-evolution-leapt-forward-when-they-began-eating-meat

The researchers are especially interested in how our bodies maintain balance. Metabolic homeostasis, the fancy term for it, may have shaped more traits than we realize.

And as diets continue to change today, our ancient genetic choices could still be nudging us in new directions.

The study is published in the journal Cell Genomics.

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Ultra-thin lenses halve incident wavelength to make infrared light visible https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/ultra-thin-lenses-halve-incident-wavelength-to-make-infrared-light-visible https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/ultra-thin-lenses-halve-incident-wavelength-to-make-infrared-light-visible#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:15:28 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/ultra-thin-lenses-halve-incident-wavelength-to-make-infrared-light-visible

Physicists at ETH Zurich have developed a lens that can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident light. The study is published in Advanced Materials.

Lenses are the most widely used optical devices. Camera lenses or objectives, for example, produce a sharp photo or video by directing at a focal point. The speed of evolution in the field of optics in recent decades is exemplified by the transformation of conventional bulky cameras into today’s compact smartphone cameras.

Even high-performance smartphone cameras still require a stack of lenses that often account for the thickest part of the phone. This size constraint is an inherent feature of classic design—a thick lens is crucial for bending light to capture a sharp image on the camera sensor.

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