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Published Genetic basis for the evolution of hair discovered in the clawed frog



The development of hair was of central importance for the evolution of mammals and thus also of huma ...
Published Secrets of the naked mole-rat: new study reveals how their unique metabolism protects them from heart attacks



This unusual, subterranean mammal with extreme longevity shows genetic adaptations to low oxygen env ...
Published Mice surprise: Researchers discover new native species



Australia can lay claim to two new species of native rodent thanks to a new study. The aptly named d...
Published Mapped: 33 new big game migrations across American West



A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume...
Published Did primitive cetaceans feed like marine reptiles? - Did Primitive Cetaceans Feed Like Marine Reptiles?


Did the first ancestors of whales pick up where the mosasaurs left off 66 million years ago, after t...
Published Mediterranean marine worm has developed enormous eyes



Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they can m...
Published First case of highly pathogenic avian influenza transmitted from cow to human confirmed



in March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with...
Published Birdsong and human voice built from same genetic blueprint



Humans have been long fascinated by bird song and the cacophony of other avian sounds -- from coos a...
Published The other paleo diet: Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal - The Other Paleo Diet: Rare Discovery of Dinosaur Remains Preserved with Its Last Meal


Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals. ...
Published Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins



Palaeontologists have discovered X-ray evidence of proteins in fossil feathers that sheds new light...
Published Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution



An international team of researchers has released a landmark study on contemporary evolutionary chan...
Published Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show



The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast -- dating back to the Early Cre...
Published Scientists pinpoint growth of brain's cerebellum as key to evolution of bird flight



Evolutionary biologists report they have combined PET scans of modern pigeons along with studies of...
Published The hidden rule for flight feathers -- and how it could reveal which dinosaurs could fly



Scientists examined hundreds of birds in museum collections and discovered a suite of feather charac...
Published Alaska dinosaur tracks reveal a lush, wet environment



A large find of dinosaur tracks and fossilized plants and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska pro...
Published Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why



Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifie...
Published Mutation rates in whales are much higher than previously reported



An international team of marine scientists has studied the DNA of family groups from four different...
Published Plants that survived dinosaur extinction pulled nitrogen from air



Ancient cycad lineages that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs may have done so by relying on...
Published AI provides more accurate analysis of prehistoric and modern animals, painting picture of ancient world



A new study of the remains of prehistoric and modern African antelopes found that AI technology accu...
Published Slimming down a colossal fossil whale



A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the heaviest animal of all time after all, according t...