Evolution

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Scientists Describe Eotephradactylus mcintireae as North America’s Earliest Pterosaur

A PNAS study published July 7 dates the seagull-sized fossil at 209 million years old, interpreting its tooth wear as evidence of fish-eating habits.

Large-Scale Study Finds Sex-Biased Dominance Rare in Primates

Amber Fossils Extend Ophiocordyceps Lineage Back to 133 Million Years

Grinding Tomography Reveals 40 New Squid Species in 100-Million-Year-Old Rock

Amber Fossils Reveal 99-Million-Year-Old Zombie-Fungi Infections

New Giant ‘Possum’ Species Discovered in Big Bend National Park

Recently Evolved Genes Control Human Cell Division

Placental Steroid Hypothesis Links Hormones to Human Brain Evolution

Harbin 'Dragon Man' Skull Identified as First Complete Denisovan Cranium

Fossilized Dinosaur Gut Confirms Sauropods Swallowed Plants Whole

Wild Nematodes Self-Assemble into Wriggling Superorganism Towers for Dispersal

Cretaceous Bird Fossils Reveal Arctic Nesting 73 Million Years Ago

Most Complete Stegosaurian Skull Found in Spain Redraws Dino Evolution

Scientists Recreate Early Earth RNA Self-Replication With Triplet Nucleotides

Chinese Rice Study Uncovers Epigenetic Basis for Inherited Cold Tolerance

Megalodon Was a Flexible Supercarnivore, New Study Shows

Zinc Isotopes Reveal Megalodon Diet from Whales to Small Fish

Landmark Study Chronicles 35-Million-Year Evolution and Extinction of Sloths

Study Reveals Introners as Key Drivers of Genomic Complexity and Cross-Species DNA Transfer

Study Reveals Subtle Health and Cognitive Disadvantages in Carriers of Recessive Gene Mutations