In most parts of the natural world, eyesight is key. Animals use it to find food, escape danger, and move around. But in some ...

New discoveries shed light on an ancient human species and its evolutionary links to modern humans. Stephen Chester, ...

The jawbone fragment was pulled up during a fishing expedition in the Penghu Channel, located near the Taiwan Strait.

Dozens of Australian mammal species have declined and gone extinct since European colonisation – and introduced predators are ...

Dubai: In a groundbreaking discovery, Saudi scientists have unveiled a rich and complex climate history of the Arabian ...

New radioisotopic datings of volcanic fossil sites are helping researchers unravel the evolution of mammals. The University ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new insights into the evolutionary history of these animals.

The new study found the characteristics in Helmetia expansa differed from previous studies. It is said that these species had ...

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Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

Indeed, the earliest mammal we are currently aware of is the Brasilodon quadrangularis – a diminutive critter described as small and “shrew-like”. It is believed to have been just 20 centimeters (7.9 ...