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Some 390 million years ago in the ancient ocean, marine animals began colonizing depths previously uninhabited. New research ...
The internet has discovered carcinization: how different crustaceans keep evolving into crabs. It's disturbing.
A new study reveals that the majority of Earth’s species stem from a few evolutionary explosions, where new traits or habitats sparked rapid diversification. From flowers to birds, these bursts ...
A microorganism whose evolutionary roots can be traced to the era of the first multicellular animals may provide a glimpse of how single-celled organisms made a critical evolutionary leap. In ...
She believes the lizards probably have many more urban adaptations including color, claw, tail shape and egg-laying behavior.
Scientists in Japan have discovered how to swap the genes of an animal and skip millions of years worth of evolution.
By dissolving the rocks these animals were fossilized in and examining them under high-powered microscopes, researchers led by the University of Cambridge were able to get a highly detailed picture of ...
Paleorex is back on Bored Panda with his detailed, science-based creatures, showing us how animals like big cats, birds, and reptiles might evolve in the future.In this article, we’re featuring ...
By Amanda Schupak, CNN (CNN) — The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say ...
The more skilful we become in studying the evolution of some of our most essential cell biology, the better our chances of ensuring long term health and well being to match the increase in average ...
A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and ...
By Amanda Schupak, CNN (CNN) — The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say ...