Daily Archives: June 9, 2012

Virgin male moths think they’re hot when they’re not

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Deskarati

These images from an infrared video show a moth’s increasing temperature — turning from purple to red to orange and yellow — as it shivers to warm up its flight muscles. A University of Utah study found that when naive … Continue reading →

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Earliest Known Human Relatives Came from Asia

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Deskarati

The ancestors of humans, apes and monkeys evolved first in Asia before moving on to Africa, suggests a new fossil find from Myanmar. Remains of a newly found primate, Afrasia djijidae, show this monkey-like animal lived 37 million years ago … Continue reading →

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