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Kissing Traced to Great-Ape Ancestor in Oxford Study, With Neanderthals Likely Participants

Using behavioral records and 10 million phylogenetic simulations, researchers reconstruct a deep evolutionary origin and urge broader field data to refine the picture.

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New Study Recasts Dunkleosteus as a Cartilage-Rich, Shark-Like Apex Predator

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Kissing Traced to Ape Ancestor 21 Million Years Ago as Study Finds Neanderthals Likely Kissed

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PNAS Study Links Chimp Territorial Killings to Short-Term Reproductive Gains

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Altamura Neanderthal’s Nose Reconstruction Overturns Claimed Cold-Adaptation Traits

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3w ago

Parasitic Ant Queens Trigger Worker Matricide to Seize Colonies, Study Finds

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Cryo-EM Blueprint of E. coli–Targeting Phage Bas63 Points to Smarter Phage Design

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3w ago

New Model Recasts Neanderthal 'Extinction' as Genetic Absorption Into Modern Humans

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New Middle Triassic Crocodile-Line Predator, Tainrakuasuchus bellator, Described From Brazil

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Bumblebees Can Tell Short From Long Flashes, Guiding Foraging Choices

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4w ago

Scientists Document 100-Square-Metre Cave Web Housing About 110,000 Spiders

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4w ago

BRAIN Initiative Team Releases First Cross-Species Developmental Brain Cell Atlases

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New Deep-Sea Anemone Species Builds Shell-Like Homes for Hermit Crabs

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Study Links Hadrosaur Tail Fractures to Mating, Offering Clues to Female Dinosaurs

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Study Confirms Dueling Dinosaurs Predator Was Adult Nanotyrannus, Not Young T. Rex

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Studies Reveal Green-Glowing North American Bats and a Vibration Role for Spider-Web Zigzags

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Nature Study Confirms Adult Nanotyrannus in 'Dueling Dinosaurs,' Upending T. rex Growth Models

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Oldest Mosquito Larva Found in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Reshapes Evolution Timeline

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Six North American Bat Species Glow Green Under UV Light, Study Finds

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High-Speed 3D Videos Reveal How Venomous Snakes Strike and Deliver Venom

Evolutionary Biology

Kissing Traced to Great-Ape Ancestor in Oxford Study, With Neanderthals Likely Participants

New Study Recasts Dunkleosteus as a Cartilage-Rich, Shark-Like Apex Predator

Kissing Traced to Ape Ancestor 21 Million Years Ago as Study Finds Neanderthals Likely Kissed

PNAS Study Links Chimp Territorial Killings to Short-Term Reproductive Gains

Altamura Neanderthal’s Nose Reconstruction Overturns Claimed Cold-Adaptation Traits

Parasitic Ant Queens Trigger Worker Matricide to Seize Colonies, Study Finds

Cryo-EM Blueprint of E. coli–Targeting Phage Bas63 Points to Smarter Phage Design

New Model Recasts Neanderthal 'Extinction' as Genetic Absorption Into Modern Humans

New Middle Triassic Crocodile-Line Predator, Tainrakuasuchus bellator, Described From Brazil

Bumblebees Can Tell Short From Long Flashes, Guiding Foraging Choices

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Scientists Document 100-Square-Metre Cave Web Housing About 110,000 Spiders

BRAIN Initiative Team Releases First Cross-Species Developmental Brain Cell Atlases

New Deep-Sea Anemone Species Builds Shell-Like Homes for Hermit Crabs

Study Links Hadrosaur Tail Fractures to Mating, Offering Clues to Female Dinosaurs

Study Confirms Dueling Dinosaurs Predator Was Adult Nanotyrannus, Not Young T. Rex

Studies Reveal Green-Glowing North American Bats and a Vibration Role for Spider-Web Zigzags

Nature Study Confirms Adult Nanotyrannus in 'Dueling Dinosaurs,' Upending T. rex Growth Models

Oldest Mosquito Larva Found in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Reshapes Evolution Timeline

Six North American Bat Species Glow Green Under UV Light, Study Finds

High-Speed 3D Videos Reveal How Venomous Snakes Strike and Deliver Venom

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