Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution: Study

Birmingham, Sept 17 (IBNS): Getting smaller was a key factor contributing to the exceptional evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years, according to a new study published today in Nature.

Adapt, move or die: animals and plants react to climate change, reveals study

Birmingham, Aug 30 (IBNS): Nature is on the move as plants and animals react to the threat of extinction from climate change by changing their location or behaviour – a critical review reveals.

New class of androgens play key role in polycystic ovary syndrome: Study

Birmingham, Mar 13 (IBNS): Scientists led by the University of Birmingham have discovered that a new class of male sex hormones known as androgens plays a key role in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).