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Animal Evolution

Early Life Cambrian Period Molluscan Ancestors Canids Vocalization Evolution Unicellular Organisms Tooth Evolution Cephalopod Evolution Coloration Patterns Multicellular Organisms

New Chemical Fossils Strengthen Case That Sponges Were Earth’s Earliest Animals

An MIT-led PNAS study links rare C31 steranes in Ediacaran rocks to demosponge sterols using three converging tests.

Sponge Biomarkers Found in Ediacaran Rocks Bolster Case for Earliest Animals

Gene Discovery Reveals Mechanism Behind Corn Snake Skin Patterns

Budgerigar Brains Show Humanlike Speech Mechanisms

Ancient Microbe Discovery Resolves Chicken-or-Egg Debate

Comb Jelly's Unique Ability to Reverse Age Discovered

Ancient Spiny Mollusc Fossil Sheds Light on Early Evolution

New Study Reveals Evolutionary Secrets of Ancient Taco-Shaped Creature

New Evolutionary Theory Explains Why Some Animals Shrink Over Time