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Published Insights into early snake evolution through brain analysis



Recent study sheds new light on the enigmatic early evolution of snakes by examining an unexpected s...
Published Shining a light on the effects of habituation and neural adaptation on the evolution of animal signals



A new paper examines the possible effects of two properties of receiver playing fields documented in...
Published Food drove the evolution of giraffes' long neck



A study explores body proportions of Masai giraffes, lending insight into why giraffes have such lon...
Published Dinosaur study challenges Bergmann's rule



A new study calls into question Bergmann's rule, an 1800s-era scientific principle stating that anim ...
Published Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolution trend



The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains -- with humans bucking this trend -- a ...
Published Ancient marine animal had inventive past despite being represented by few species



Brachiopods were evolving in new directions but this did not turn into evolutionary success in terms...
Published DNA from domesticated chickens is tainting genomes of wild red junglefowl, study finds - DNA from Domesticated Chickens is Tainting Genomes of Wild Red Junglefowl, Study Finds


The red junglefowl -- the wild ancestor of the chicken -- is losing its genetic diversity by interbr...
Published Swimming secrets of prehistoric reptiles unlocked by new study - Swimming Secrets of Prehistoric Reptiles Unlocked by New Study



The diverse swimming techniques of the ancient reptiles that ruled the Mesozoic seas have been revea...
Published New method traces ancestry of hybrid plants and animals - New Method Traces Ancestry of Hybrid Plants and Animals



Hybrid plants and animals have complicated genomes. A biologist has discovered a way to reveal their ...
Published Creature the size of a dust grain found hiding in California's Mono Lake



Mono Lake is a beautiful but harsh environment, its salty and arsenic-laced water home to brine shri...
Published Did animal evolution begin with a predatory lifestyle?



Surprising findings on the development of sea anemones suggest that a predatory lifestyle molded the...
Published Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution



Scientists use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct 'fossil monster' that lived half a bi...
Published Yeast with an over half synthetic genome is created in the lab



Researchers have combined over seven synthetic chromosomes that were made in the lab into a single y...
Published Researchers map genome for cats, dolphins, birds, and dozens of other animals



Researchers mapped genetic blueprints for 51 species including cats, dolphins, kangaroos, penguins,...
Published Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too



Researchers have found the earliest-known fossil mosquito in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. Wh...
Published The Golgi organelle's ribbon structure is not exclusive to vertebrates, contrary to previous consensus



Researchers report that the Golgi ribbon, an organelle structure previously thought to be exclusive...
Published Early life adversity leaves long-term signatures in baboon DNA



Early experiences in an animal's life can have a significant impact on its capacity to thrive, even ...
Published Bat 'nightclubs' may be the key to solving the next pandemic



Researchers are studying how bats can carry deadly viruses, but not develop symptoms. They found tha...
Published An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins



The sea lamprey, a 500-million-year-old animal with a sharp-toothed suction cup for a mouth, is the ...
Published Color variants in cuckoos: The advantages of rareness



Every cuckoo is an adopted child -- raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smug...