Unraveling the Mystery of How Early Animals Survived Most Severe Ice Age
New findings further our understanding of extreme climate change and evolution. How did life survive the most severe ice age? A McGill University-led research team…
Evolution
Biologists Discover That Flower Shapes Evolve to Adapt to Their Pollinators
Modularity Facilitates Rapid Adaptation of Single Floral Organs to Different Pollinators The first flowering plants originated more than 140 million years ago in the early…
New Fossils of Ancient Snake With Hind Legs Reveals Tantalizing Details of Evolution
New fossils of an ancient legged snake, called Najash, shed light on the origin of the slithering reptiles, including how snakes got their bite and…
Scientists Identified a New Bird Species: It Looks Identical to Another With Very Different Genes
Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around half a million years ago….
New Cretaceous Mammal Discovery Poses Challenging Evolutionary Problem
A joint research team led by MAO Fangyuan from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and MENG…
New Group of Ancient Flying Reptiles Identified by Paleontologists
Study describes new group of pterosaurs, identifies crustacean-heavy diet. New research suggests that ancient flying reptiles known as pterosaurs were much more diverse than originally…
71 New Species From 2019 Described by Scientists: From Geckos to Goblin Spiders
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences Describe 71 New Species in 2019 From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants—spanning five continents…
Greater Evolutionary Diversity in Amazon Is Associated With More Forest Productivity
An international team of researchers led by the University of Leeds have revealed for the first time that Amazon forests with the greatest evolutionary diversity…
Puffins Large Beak Helps Them Stay Cool
Seabirds with large bills may be capable of longer flights. Tufted puffins regulate their body temperature thanks to their large bills, an evolutionary trait that…
How Flight Feathers Evolved: Study of Chickens, Ostriches, Penguins, Ducks and Eagles
If you took a careful look at the feathers on a chicken, you’d find many different forms within the same bird—even within a single feather….
What Came First, the Animal or the Embryo? New Research Has Answer
Animal embryos evolved before animals. Animals evolved from single-celled ancestors, before diversifying into 30 or 40 distinct anatomical designs. When and how animal ancestors made…
This Bone-Crunching Dinosaur Regrew All Its Teeth Every Few Months
New study shows a carnivorous dinosaur species regrew all its teeth every few months. Majungasaurus lived in Madagascar some 70 million years ago. Talk about…
All Around the World, Caring for Family Is What Motivates People Most
International study including 27 countries shows people prioritize loved ones over everything else. Across the globe, caring for loved ones is what matters most. But,…
These Fierce Predators Have Incredible Vision and a Newly Discovered Brain Region to Process It
How mantis shrimp make sense of the world: Researchers traced neural connections in a newly discovered brain region of mantis shrimp, gaining new insights into…
Today’s Large Crocodiles Were Created by Climate Change
What does the term crocodylian bring to mind? A big reptile with a chomping jaw? Crocodylians are the 27 species of crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and…
Genetic Data From 1.77 Million-Year-Old Rhino Tooth Could Solve Some of the Biggest Mysteries in Evolution
New research on ancient rhino tooth could unlock evolution mysteries. Researchers from the University of York were involved in a project to extract original proteins…
This 100 Million-Year-Old Snake Had Legs, but Cheekbone Provides Critical Insight Into Evolution
An ancient snake’s cheekbone sheds light on evolution of modern snake skull: 100-million-year old legged snake fossil provides critical insight into how the heads of…
Recently Discovered Parasitic Wasp Is Enemy of Serious Alien Pest in North America
While a mention of the British movie and music star is missing in its description, the species — named Idris elba — might prove to…
