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New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

A peer-reviewed 3D study flags a femoral feature tied to hip stabilization in bipeds, prompting calls for new fossils to settle the question.

Ancient Salt Yields First Direct Mesoproterozoic CO2, Indicating a Mild 1.4-Billion-Year Climate

Ants Built Bigger Societies by Making Cheaper, ‘Squishier’ Workers, Study Finds

Variable Environments Can Boost or Block Adaptation, Large-Scale Evolution Study Finds

Color-Preserved Anchiornis Fossils Indicate Loss of Flight, Study Finds

New Study Says 'Little Foot' May Represent an Unknown Australopithecus Species

Cycads Use Infrared Heat to Lure Beetle Pollinators, Science Study Finds

Humans Rank Seventh in New Mammal Monogamy Study, Below Beavers and Above Meerkats

Fossil Brain Scans Point to Rapid Origin of Pterosaur Flight

Study Finds Eukaryotic Complexity Began Nearly 3 Billion Years Ago

Terminally Ill Ant Pupae Signal Workers to Execute Them, Study Finds

Vampire Squid Genome Reveals Evolutionary Bridge Between Squids and Octopuses

Nature Study Ties Burtele Foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, Confirms Coexistence With Lucy’s Species

Study Links Dehydration to Fat Storage via Vasopressin

Science Study Finds Trained Macaques Keep Time With Human Songs

New Ethiopian Fossils Link 3.4-Million-Year-Old ‘Burtele Foot’ to Australopithecus deyiremeda

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

Nature Study Links 2009 Burtele Foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda

115-Million-Year-Old Australian Shark Fossils Push Back Onset of Giant Body Size in Modern Sharks

Study Finds Urban Raccoons Have Shorter Snouts, Hinting at Early Domestication