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Stony Brook marks Darwin Day with lecture on mass extinctions

Stony Brook marks Darwin Day with lecture on mass extinctions

Chereen James February 14, 2016
Jablonski said that humans have a moral and scientific obligation to save species that have limited ranges.
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Under the Microscope: tooth analysis shows how bat diet evolved

Brianna O'Neill November 24, 2015
The “whispering” bats are a diverse population that eat a variety of different foods. But what led to this amount of diversity in their diet?
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Dr. Gabrielle Russo, above, focuses on researching the functional morphology and evolution of the locomotor skeleton.
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Under the Microscope: Professors compare ape, panda spine adaptations

Kenneth Wengler November 13, 2015
A study by associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook, Gabrielle Russo, explores when and why our ape ancestors developed upright trunk posture.
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Under the Microscope: Human hands less evolved than previously thought

Under the Microscope: Human hands less evolved than previously thought

Kenneth Wengler September 10, 2015
The opposable thumb has given humans the evolutionary advantage over other species for millennia and allowed them to build the civilizations seen today.
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Under the microscope: SBU scientists develop DNA barcodes to track cell growth

Ricardo Raudales April 9, 2015
Thanks to one Stony Brook group, scientists are now able to track thousands of cell lineages—complete with evolutions and developments—simultaneously and in high detail.
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Darwin Day lecture demonstrates natural selection's effects on language

Darwin Day lecture demonstrates natural selection’s effects on language

Jakub Lewkowicz February 15, 2015
Science and the humanities were brought together on Friday night in a lecture titled “The Evolution of Human Languages,” given by Mark Pagel.
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Under the Microscope: Found mammalian skull could reshape current view of evolution

Ruchi Shah December 2, 2014
A team of scientists led by Stony Brook paleontologist David Krause discovered a mammalian skull in a block of sandstone in Madagascar that could reshape current understanding of mammalian evolution.
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Richard Leakey speaks about life off the grid

Elsie Boskamp October 21, 2014
Richard Leakey, famed paleoanthropologist, Kenyan politician, environmentalist and professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University, spoke on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the Wang Center Theater.
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Under the microscope: vegetarian bats

Mallory Locklear February 25, 2014
Dr. Liliana Dávalos studies natural selection in bats by looking at skull features and bite forces.
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Professor evolves with his research and teachings

Gavin Stern December 4, 2011

Ecology and Evolution Professor Michael Bell, 64, wears a Hawaiian shirt to work every day. “My wife likes them,” he said, “and I love my...

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