Light helps explains the evolution of our skin color, why some of us have curly hair, and the size of our eyes. And light ...
A researcher has found that the rapid detection of snakes by monkeys is because of the presence of snake scales as a visual cue. His findings highlight an evolutionary adaptation of primates to ...
An extinct carnivorous group known as gorgonopsians, which lived between 270 and 250 million years ago, laid eggs and had ...
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After having been twice driven back by heavy southwestern gales, Her Majesty’s ship Beagle, a ten-gun brig, under the command ...
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The Ten Most Awe-Inspiring Ocean Moments of 2024
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Research conducted at the Department of Biology, University of Padova, has identified critical genomic milestones in the evolution of Homo sapiens, including key chromosomal rearrangements and ...
Dr. Nobuyuki Kawai from Nagoya University in Japan has found that the rapid detection of snakes by monkeys is because of the ...
A saber-toothed predator from over 270 million years ago has been unearthed on Mallorca. The fossil represents the ...
Scientists have discovered the oldest known saber-toothed predator, a 270-million-year-old gorgonopsian therapsid fossil.
Just in time for Christmas, paleontologists at the University of Leicester have linked nearly 50 relatives of Pterodactylus, ...
Inside the fiercely competitive Federal Duck Stamp Contest, part of the wildly successful conservation program that has ...