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Tag: evolution
Our ancestors may have always walked on two legs, 10-million-year-old ape suggests
The dog-sized ape had a more flexible lower back that allowed it to walk more like humans do.
Snakes had hind legs for 70 million years
A biblical-like ancient snake is revealing new insights into snake evolution.
Investing in flashy display pays off for species that mate for life
Male finches continuously fight for their partner's attention -- and it seems like it's in both their interests to do ...
Scientists find 3.8-million-year-old skull that could reshape human evolution
A lucky find now provides a face for Lucy's ancestor.
Human-driven extinction cost New Zealand 50 million years’ worth of bird evolution
Losses include but are not limited to those giant eagles at the end of Lord of the Rings.
Evolution: What is it? How does it work?
Nature has a way of pressuring creatures to adapt to their environments over generations.
Babies born on Mars could diverge from Earthlings within a couple of generations
Mars is a strange place and any humans born there are bound to look radically different.
Humans and Neanderthals diverged at least 800,000 years ago, new teeth study shows
This just goes to show how complex our evolutionary history really is.
Ancient amphibious whale with four legs and hooves dared to cross the Atlantic
This creature had a whale of a time.
The genders kill differently — and one paper proposes it’s because of our ancient roles
I do like this theory.
Fossil Friday: Newly-found fossil teeth solve ancient monkey mystery
Take a bite out of this story.
Megalodon’s teeth evolved over 12 millions years, researchers find
This is not the Nemo you're looking for.
New research suggests humanity’s ancestors began walking upright earlier than believed
Walk like an Egyptian?
Poaching evolution: elephants are evolving to lose their tusks
It would be an amazing example of evolution -- if it weren't so tragic.
Barn swallows have evolved to live alongside us, new research reveals
They live with us, but they're not domesticated.
Humans are exterminating mammals faster than evolution can keep up
Saving biodiversity makes more sense than waiting millions of years for it to re-evolve.
Stunningly preserved 228-million-year-old fossils shed light on mysterious turtle origins
The turtle relative is the oldest with a beak.