On a certain level, extinction is all about energy. Animals move over their surroundings like pacmen, chomping up resources to fuel their survival. If they gain a certain energy threshold, they ...

In late December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China, with human respiratory problems resulting from the likely transmission of an ...

May 31 (UPI) --To better understand the decline of Neanderthals, researchers in France developed a population model and used simulations to determine which demographic factors had the largest effect ...

Nan Crystal Arens, a specialist in early angiosperm ecology, evolution and mass extinctions, will present “A Press/Pulse Model of Mass Extinction Meets T. rex” on Wednesday, March 10, at SUNY Cortland ...

A new hypothesis for Neanderthal extinction supported by population modeling has been put forward. A new hypothesis for Neanderthal extinction supported by population modelling is put forward in a new ...

This innovative approach combines climate data, archaeological evidence, and population dynamics to simulate how Neanderthals moved across the landscape. The model reveals that by the time ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--A major survey of lizard populations worldwide has found an alarming pattern of population extinctions attributable to rising temperatures. If current trends continue, 20 percent of ...

The reintroduction of 32 bobcats to an island off the coast of Georgia more than three decades ago created an ideal experiment to examine the accuracy of a genetic-modeling technique that predicts ...

Through advances in both basic and clinical scientific research, Pavlovian fear conditioning and extinction have become an exemplary translational model for understanding and treating anxiety ...