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Science Study Reveals 'Material Intelligence' in Elephant Trunk Whiskers

Scientists show a stiff-to-soft design maps touch along each bristle to explain the trunk’s delicate control.

Study Ties Burst of Gene Isoforms to the Dawn of Vertebrates

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

Researchers Uncover Intestinal Cells That Fully Digest Python Prey Skeletons

Study Confirms Teeth Evolved from Sensory Armor of Ancient Fish