New research links melanosome shape and abundance in fish eyes and organs to vision and terrestrial adaptation, with patterns ...

A remarkably diverse fossil ecosystem in central Colombia that preserves an unusual overlap between survivors of older ...

Insects belong to a broader group of six-legged animals called hexapods. This group also includes other less well-known, ...

The fossil belonged to a category of dinosaurs called microraptors, which were bird-like but not ancestors of modern-day avians. A new study found that this group of ancient predators evolved similar ...

A new study rewrites the timeline of the evolution of hearing in mammals. One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ...

An integrated fossil, occurrence and mitochondrial analysis places the origin of Marmota in North America and links its ...

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists' understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

Newswise — The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists from the University of Bristol, alongside colleagues from Argentina and Brazil, has led to a ...

Fossils in Brazil indicate a more complex evolutionary history for ray-finned fish brains than previously anticipated, according to new research. The researchers not only found well-preserved brains ...

Researchers have identified microstructures in fossil cells that are 1.75 billion years old. These structures, called thylakoid membranes, are the oldest ever discovered. They push back the fossil ...

A delicate, innocuous little fossil from the reptile known as Mirasaura grauvogeli – “Grauvogel’s wonder reptile” – is forcing a rethink about the evolution of skin and its appendages such as feathers ...

South Africa has one of the world’s richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain ...