Evolution

Evolutionary Biology Human Evolution Adaptation Natural Selection Species Classification Species Discovery Dinosaur Evolution Phylogenetics Species Evolution Animal Evolution

La Brea Archive Fossil Identified as New Ice Age Spadefoot Toad

This discovery reveals Pleistocene local climate and species range shifts, highlighting the value of archival collections.

Darwin Vindicated: Alpine Saxifraga Confirmed as Carnivorous

Histone Pattern That Activates Genes Is Universal Across Eukaryotes

Oxford Review Finds Wild Primates Form Friendly Bonds With Other Species

Middle Devonian Amber Pushes Fossil Resin Record Back 65 Million Years

550-Million-Year-Old Worm Shows Population Bias for Rightward Turns

Mice at 22,000 Feet: How the World's Highest‑Dwelling Mammal Survives

Thailand Names New Mamenchisaurid Sauropod, Uragasaurus kalasinensis

450‑Million‑Year‑Old Crinoid Shows Rare Soft Tissue Preservation

Some Giraffes Can Do Simple Mental Addition, Study Finds

Study Finds Tight Birth-Canal Fit Is Common Across Many Primate Species

Fossils Reveal Animal‑Dispersed Fruits Existed Before the End‑Cretaceous Extinction

Protein Analysis Shows All Sampled Homo Naledi Remains Are Female

Amazon Spider Disguises Itself as Spider-Killing Fungus

Pollen‑Eating Heliconius Butterflies Evolved Dramatically Slower Ageing

Pterosaur Wing Yields Steroid Biomarkers and Shows Microbe-Driven Mineral Sealing

Pollen-Eating Heliconius Butterflies Live Months Longer Than Close Relatives

Venus Flytrap Closes by Rapidly Softening Its Outer Cell Walls

Vast Deep‑Sea Necropolis of Whale Bones Mapped Along 750‑Mile Trench

Museum Reassessment Identifies Praearcturus gigas as a One‑Metre Scorpion