Evolution
160 million years later: This rare fossil is overturning everything we knew about how birds evolved
Research on the Anchiornis specimen reveals hidden feather structures that contradict old theories on dinosaur flight. Scientists are now re-evaluating how and when animals first took to the skies.
Want a personal trash panda? Raccoons may be evolving for domestication
Linguistics unlocked: Israeli scientists publish breakthrough research on language development
Why this small dinosaur from Mongolia is rewriting the story of dome-headed evolution
Sodom, Gomorrah, atomic bomb: Altruistic attempts to avert mass destruction - opinion
One can ask how it came about that an inherited set of connections leads to Abraham’s altruistic thinking and the arguments of the atomic scientists. The answer is evolution.
Humans continue to experience evolution, natural selection is ongoing - Newsweek
Evolution is occurring at a more rapid rate than ever before, however the drivers of the evolution have changed.
How bats evolved to avoid cancer - study
These characteristics make bats an interesting animal to study because they may have implications for human health.
Why are you better at recognizing upright faces?
New Hampshire researchers get clues from a person who sees the world upside down.
Tomatoes: From the ancient wilds to the modern table
American scientists agree on the evolution of the entire tomato species, from tiny to hairy and awful-tasting to the large and sweet.
Big brains helped animals survive mass extinction 120,000 years ago - study
A TAU team hypothesized that humans evolved modern traits as an adaptational response to the need to hunt progressively smaller and quicker prey.
Ancient fossil sheds light on how whales made move to water
The small whale, named for a pharaoh, provided big insights for scientists about the evolution of whales.
Humanity once came dangerously close to extinction, study suggests
The researchers believe that humans maintained a tiny population of only 1,300 adults for at least 100,000 years.
How did the first stages of evolution start? - study
The researchers found primitive cell-like membranes in hydrothermal vents, which may reveal how life began on unhospitable Earth.
Skull found in China points to an unknown human species
This 300,000-year-old skull found in China has traits of both humans and other more distantly-related hominids, implying a new branch on the human evolutionary tree could have lived there.
