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Male Neanderthal Hips Resemble Modern Human Female Pelvises

Researchers argue that a forward-shifted hip joint in modern men may be a later change that turns the pelvis into a spring-like shock absorber that improves walking efficiency.

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Study Finds Possible 236-Million-Year-Old Evidence of Live Birth in Mammal Ancestor

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Moroccan Hominin Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Bolster African Roots of the Homo Sapiens Lineage

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Fossil Brain Scans Point to Rapid Origin of Pterosaur Flight

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Fossil Endocasts Show Pterosaurs Evolved Flight-Ready Brains Independently of Birds

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Study Reveals Woodpeckers Sync Each Strike With a Breath to Act Like Hammers

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Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

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11mo ago

Digits May Have Evolved by Repurposing Cloacal DNA, Nature Study Finds

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Study Pinpoints Two Embryonic Shifts That Shaped the Human Pelvis for Bipedalism

Comparative Anatomy

Male Neanderthal Hips Resemble Modern Human Female Pelvises

Study Finds Possible 236-Million-Year-Old Evidence of Live Birth in Mammal Ancestor

Study Finds Dinosaurs Were Barred From Evolving into Very Small Body Sizes

Study Finds Metronome‑Like Rhythm in Laughter of Humans and Great Apes

Great Apes' Laughter Shares a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm

Bipedalism and Brain Expansion Explain Why Most Humans Are Right‑Handed

Study Links Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Brain Expansion

Study Finds Baby Maiasaura Ate Softer Food, Bolstering Case for Parental Care

Platypus Fur Reveals Hollow Pigment Structures Previously Seen Only in Birds

New Triassic Croc-Line Reptile Grew From Four-Legged Juvenile to Bipedal Adult

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T. Rex Likely Ran Toe-First, Study Finds, Raising Speed Estimates by About 20%

Science Study Reveals 'Material Intelligence' in Elephant Trunk Whiskers

Study Ties Burst of Gene Isoforms to the Dawn of Vertebrates

Moroccan Hominin Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Bolster African Roots of the Homo Sapiens Lineage

Fossil Brain Scans Point to Rapid Origin of Pterosaur Flight

Fossil Endocasts Show Pterosaurs Evolved Flight-Ready Brains Independently of Birds

Study Reveals Woodpeckers Sync Each Strike With a Breath to Act Like Hammers

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

Digits May Have Evolved by Repurposing Cloacal DNA, Nature Study Finds

Study Pinpoints Two Embryonic Shifts That Shaped the Human Pelvis for Bipedalism

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Comparative Anatomy