New fossil analysis reveals diverse behaviors and forms among Jurassic-era teleosauroids, including a new species…
Browsing: Evolution
Evolution is the fundamental biological process through which species change over generations, driven by mechanisms such as natural selection, mutation, genetic drift, and gene flow. It explains the diversity of life on Earth and how organisms adapt to their environments over time. Through the study of fossils, genetics, and comparative anatomy, scientists trace the origins and relationships of species, from microbes to humans. Evolutionary biology connects disciplines like genetics, ecology, and paleontology to reveal how complex traits arise, how new species form, and how life has persisted through billions of years of environmental change and planetary transformation.
Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for…
Ancient Neanderthal microbes show shared gut health roots with modern humans. Neanderthals’ gut microbiota already…
Researchers reconstruct the ancestral great ape Y and show its rapid evolution in bonobo and…
University of Zurich researchers found marmosets can recognize and emotionally react to vocal interactions between…
Microscopic Look Reveals Differences in the Surfaces of Snakes’ Bellies Most snakes get from A…
Geologists Produce New Timeline of Earth’s Paleozoic Climate Changes The temperature of a planet is…
Amber-Encased Fossil Shines Light on Evolution of Bioluminescent Insects Trapped in amber for ~100 million…
Scientists have found the oldest terrestrial fossil ever—fungus-like filaments that may have helped Earth rebound…
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered a fossil of the earliest starfish-like animal,…
Using advanced 3D muscle modeling, scientists found that efficient thumb dexterity first appeared 2 million…
From Fins to Limbs: A Defining Moment in Evolution When tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates) began to…
The first people to settle in the Americas likely brought their own canine companions with…
They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered…
A newly discovered, well-preserved skull of Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus reveals how the dinosaur’s crest was built…
The evolution of the humerus helped early tetrapods become better walkers, enabling the rise of…
Fossil Burrows Point to Ancient Seafloor Colonization by Giant Marine Worms Giant ambush-predator worms, possible…
Ancient DNA reveals dire wolves were not close relatives of grey wolves but instead belonged…