Sentences with phrase «shape has evolved»

Instead, his modular shape has evolved from his use of honest, simple materials.

> Design - The TT's unique shape has evolved in this latest generation, yet it remains instantly recognisable.

It's previously funny shape has evolved into a thin, oval - shaped sponge.

Not exact matches

One fundamental principle that has shaped how the marketing industry has evolved, including local search content and advertising, is the protection for publishers against liability for third - party content.

Just as our physical bodies have evolved to suit the particular conditions on this planet and that of no other known to us, so our minds and spirits have been shaped by our experience to be at home in the particular historical period in which we live.

Within the changing conditions and evolving life on this planet, and out of the various developing cultures that have shaped us, we humans can and do create meaning for ourselves.

It'll be interesting to see how AVB evolves our shape, whether we try to shift to 433, or — as Longwell (and I)-- suspect, the Chelsea debacle has forced a rethink in the young manager's approach.

The standard bottle has evolved from a clunky and somewhat dangerous glass bottle to a lightweight and shatterproof plastic design with an infinite number of specialty shapes, nipple designs and sizes.

Researchers have put forth a number of theories for why the oddly shaped heads evolved.

Their shape could evolve to improve the dragon's aerodynamics, much the way sharks» dermal denticles — tiny V - shaped scales — reduce drag and allow the fish to swim faster.

«It would be fun to check some of the other features that are potentially older domes on Ceres to see if they fit in with the theory of how the shapes should viscously evolve over time,» she said.

A new study involving biologists from Monash University Australia has found that despite their very different ancestors, dolphins and crocodiles evolved similarly - shaped skulls to feed on similar prey.

All human societies have been shaped by religion, leading psychologists to wonder how it arose, and whether particular forms of belief have affected other aspects of evolved social structure.

Fish have evolved body shapes that are harder for predators to get their jaws around.

For over a century, scientists have speculated why hammerheads evolved such an odd shape and whether having eyes so far apart would enhance their vision.

In addition, many of Madagascar's plants have evolved defenses against large herbivores, such as spines and multiple leaf shapes that protect young sprouts from browsing tortoises.

The Kuiper Belt began to take shape 4.5 billion years ago, early in solar system history, and it has evolved separately from all the other worlds we know.

«This can lead to a better understanding of how the Milky Way might have evolved into the shape it has today.»

The dunes also appear to have evolved similarly to those found on Earth, in that the original rocks have been deposited from somewhere else by volcanoes, oceans, rivers, etc. and then moved, shaped, and ground up by wind.

The current shape of the Alps with steep V - shaped valleys and torrents have evolved during approximately five millions of years.

But enzymes are big proteins folded into specific shapes, so it is hard to see how they could have appeared fully formed in the primordial soup where life may have evolved.

Past experiments have shown that in the presence of predators, such fish evolve a greater distance between their backs and their bellies, becoming «deeper» or «taller» in shape.

H. erectus's feet had clearly evolved a modern shape, with the big toe parallel to the other toes and a pronounced arch, says paleoanthroologist Brian Richmond of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Ecologists who study flowering plants have long believed that flowers evolved with particular sets of characteristics — unique combinations of colors, shapes, and orientations, for example — as a means of attracting specific pollinators.

Researchers have found that a Rocky Mountain mustard plant alters its physical appearance and flowering time in response to different environmental conditions, suggesting some species can quickly shape - shift to cope with climate change without having to migrate or evolve.

«As pectoral fins evolve different shapes, behaviors, and mechanical properties, we've shown that the sensory system is also evolving with them,» said Brett Aiello, a PhD student in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, and the lead author of the study.

Chitwood has now crossed his passions for plants and stringed instruments by publishing a study that documents the evolution of violin shapes using the same methods that he uses for charting the evolving form of leaves.

Beyond confirming that the materials» surfaces were active towards water splitting, they discovered that the materials had an unusual ability to optimize their shape as they evolved hydrogen gas.

Meanwhile, the holosteans evolved diverse shapes and sizes, most of which have since gone extinct.»

The specific gene sequences which had evolved in the British birds were found to closely match human genes known to determine face shape.

So an albatross and a hummingbird, while two very different birds, may have evolved similarly shaped eggs because both are high - powered fliers.

Thus, just as birds that spend most of their time airborne have evolved more streamlined bodies and lighter, small skeletons, they have also evolved streamlined egg shapes to fit through the pelvis, she says.

In a stunning example of convergent evolution, Plotosaurus had evolved a body shape approaching that of the ichthyosaurs (Lethaia, vol 40, p 153).

A newly discovered species of jumping spider has evolved bizarre paddle - shaped limbs to gauge females» interest in mating

That suggests that even though early penguins had the recognizable body shape of today's penguins, by 36 million years ago they had not yet evolved the kind of tightly clustered melanosomes needed to perform complex aquatic feats.

There, scientists explained to ScienceInsider how the tandem effort to shape the two models has evolved.

At the same, time, the broad study of plumage patterns also suggests that female songbirds have evolved their own coloration to gain advantages in their particular climates and surroundings, adding weight to the idea that females are just as important in shaping the colors of their species as males.

Network analyses performed on the digitized map revealed that although Groane had never been subjected to large - scale planning efforts, the street network evolved to be more uniform in size and density, and its predominant shape shifted from triangular to rectangular.

Facial and dental traits of H. sapiens were established by around 300,000 years ago, whereas brain shape has continued to evolve since then, the researchers propose.

We envisage that this work will lead to discovering how flowering plants have evolved to form their current structure and shape.»

The more we understand about how natural variation in the vertebrate genome shapes the development and function of the brain, the better insight we can have into how behavioral patterns evolve, and how disruption to neurogenetic pathways can lead to brain and behavioral dysfunction.

An international team of scientists has challenged one of the key assumptions about how the body - shapes of the world's animals evolved.

Two views of a composite reconstruction of the Homo sapiens fossils are based on tomographic scans of multiple original fossils; they reveal a face that would be nearly identical to that of modern humans, but a less - evolved brain shape.

During the time that has passed the Darwin's finches have evolved into 18 recognized species differing in body size, beak shape, song and feeding behaviour.

Though the switch may have evolved as an accidental consequence of a shape change in an unimportant functioning part of the Sup35, its conservation suggests an evolutionary advantage.

My teaching, like my practice, has continued to evolve, shaping me into the person I am today.

So when the body receives nutrition in the shape that it has evolved to recognize, uptake of that nutrition happens seamlessly.

They are thought to have developed from the man's dhoti, which was a skirt / tunic tied and wrapped into a trouser shape, eventually evolving into a true trouser like garment.

Florals have evolved from their days of dainty pastel prints and have blossomed into beautiful and playful styles in just about every shape or size.

What used to be worn only to the gym has bounded out of the depths of the closet and evolved into new shapes and fabrics (and sparkly embellishments!).