A recent study by Ruibao Li and Jennah Dharamshi published in Nature may help us understand the beginnings of animal ...

Modern walking fish share the same simple gait, offering new clues about how ancient vertebrates first moved from water onto ...

The next time you go wild swimming, whether in a lake, river or sea, you are probably sharing the water with one of your tiniest, yet closest relatives. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Earth’s earliest animals may have held evolution back because they reproduced asexually, creating low-competition communities ...

The animal kingdom is full of genius minds. Crows are able to solve complex multi-step puzzles, octopuses can plan complex ...

Tracks left by some of the earliest complex animals are giving new insights into how they experienced the world. New research ...

Animals able to change behaviors but slow to evolve might fare better than previously thought amid climate change. In response to a warmer climate, ground squirrels and marmots in California are ...

A pigeon pecking at crumbs in a city square rarely attracts much attention. It is easy to see it as an ordinary bird, part of ...

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