New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

The age of the dinosaurs may conjure images of large, fearsome reptiles in the minds of many – but those were far from the ...

Baminornis is a landmark discovery and ranks among the most important bird fossils unearthed since the discovery ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

The brains of birds and mammals have diverged substantially during the course of evolution. A research team at the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University has investigated how similar ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

Blue whales are not just the largest animals alive today, but the largest animals to ever live on Earth. They can stretch ...

President Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order to halt funding of risky viral gain-of-function research—lab ...

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Scientists uncover a 42-million-year-old four-legged whale fossil in Peru, reshaping theories about whale migration and ...