For much of evolutionary history, many animals reproduced and then left their offspring to survive alone. A study published in…
The Galápagos Islands have long been one of the most important places in the study of evolution. When Charles Darwin…
A remarkably preserved fossil from Argentina is helping scientists sharpen the picture of how snakes evolved. The specimen belongs to…
Researchers have identified a 90 million year old fossil that helps solve a long standing mystery about a strange group…
All living things must survive in environments that are constantly changing. Seasons shift from summer to winter, and weather patterns…
The question is playful and unrealistic, but it points to a serious idea: the tension between quantity and quality. New…
An international group of researchers led by the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) has identified a previously unknown species of fossilized…
The world's most unusual dinosaur is even stranger than first realized... Research published in Nature on August 27 reports that…
In medicine and biotechnology, the ability to evolve proteins with new or improved functions is crucial, but current methods are…
The coelacanth is known as a "living fossil" because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years.…