Some ancient traits were lost and had a major influence on mammal evolution. One of the significant losses among mammal ...

The researchers extended their analysis to eight exemplary fossil species from four continents spanning 300 million years of evolution. The species ranged from the 35g proto-mammal Megazostrodon ...

"This is unusual and tells us a lot about how mammals' evolution took place.” Small mammals living today have much shorter lifespans, some surviving for as little as 12 months, and maturing ...

Pioneering research reveals the origins of the ventral nerve cord in early molting animals. An international team of ...

However, 60 million years ago, having twins was the norm among primates, which changed everything anthropologists understood ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a study published in ...

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, ...

Scientists discovered that choanoflagellates coordinate their movements through electrical signaling via voltage-gated ...

The chance discovery of a long-forgotten tray of fossils in the collections of the Australian Museum has highlighted a previously unknown “Age of Monotremes” that thrived while dinosaurs ruled the ...

We are exploring the role of hydrothermal vents in driving the evolution of novel adaptations in deep-sea animals, throughout the 500+ million year history of complex life on our planet. In many parts ...