An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...

Some animals seem out of place at first glance. Sometimes that can be chalked up to the limits of imagination, but other ...

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such ...

Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such as the Quetzalcoatlus ...

It’s estimated that almost 500 species of vertebrates have been wiped off the biodiversity map over the last hundred years.

A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, ...

A show and tell event was put on by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina on Tuesday with the goal of spreading word about ...

A new tally finds dozens of species giving food a second go-round, from babies boosting their microbiomes to adults seeking easier-to-access nutrition.

Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the ...