The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear like us ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true ...

Take a journey back in time to explore the early ancestors of today’s most familiar mammals. From tiny proto-elephants to ...

A green toad rests at the water’s surface, its patterned skin and bright eyes clearly visible. The moment reveals the toad’s calm presence within its wetland habitat. Weather warning issued before ...

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