Evolution
Lightning sparked all of life on Earth: Harvard study
Science
The scientific community has been electrified by this new theory. The inception of life on Earth may have been the result of ...
Chimpanzees appear ‘capable’ of human speech: researchers
Science
Researchers are going bananas. A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees “are capable of” producing sounds that mimic words they hear from ...
These Bizarre Blood-Sucking Fish Have a “Jaw-Dropping” Evolutionary Origin
Science
Research on sea lampreys offers insights into vertebrate evolution, highlighting similarities in stem cell gene networks with jawed vertebrates and explaining differences ...
34-Million-Year-Old Snake Discovered in Wyoming Changes Our Understanding of Evolution
Science
The fossilized skeleton of the newly discovered snake species Hibernophis breithaupti, which lived 38 million years ago in what is now western ...
New research reveals life thrived on Earth 4.2 billion years ago
Science
An international team of researchers has unveiled new insights into Earth’s earliest ecosystem and came to a stunning result: life might have ...
Largest Animals Have Smaller Brains Than Expected
Science
Summary: Researchers studied brain and body sizes from 1,500 species, finding that larger animals do not have proportionally bigger brains, challenging long-held ...
Human-sized, fanged salamander cold provide evolutionary clues
Science
Fangs for the memories. The tyrannosaurus rex wasn’t the first toothy predator on earth. 40 million years before dinosaurs became the world’s ...
Secrets of Survival and Mysterious Extinction on Wrangel Island
Science
The woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island, derived from a very small initial population, sustained themselves for 6,000 years despite genetic hurdles. Their ...
AI Unveils Evolutionary Patterns Predicted by Darwin and Wallace
Science
Summary: A novel AI-powered study explores evolutionary differences between male and female birdwing butterflies, shedding new light on a historical debate between ...
First Neandertal with Down Syndrome: Evidence of Altruistic Care in Prehistory
Health
Summary: A new study documents the first case of Down syndrome in a Neandertal child named “Tina,” found in Spain. Despite severe ...
