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Rapid Flower Evolution, Not Size, Drives Cactus Diversification

A new analysis of more than 750 species reports that speciation follows the pace of floral change, challenging pollinator specialisation as the leading explanation.

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Platypus Fur Reveals Hollow Pigment Structures Previously Seen Only in Birds

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Study Finds Bonobos Are as Aggressive as Chimps, With Different Targets

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Science Study Shows Rapid Evolution Helped Wildflower Survive California Megadrought

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

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Science Study Finds Genetic Rebound in Victoria’s Koalas After Severe Bottleneck

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Scientists Describe Spinosaurus mirabilis, a Blade-Crested Predator From the Sahara

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Scientists Confirm First Ant Species Composed Entirely of Queens

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Agouti Gene Linked to Shifts in Paternal Care in Mice

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Reanalysis of 1969 UK Fossil Reveals New Triassic Crocodylomorph, Galahadosuchus Jonesi

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Oldest Reptile Skin Impressions Reveal Earliest Amniote Cloaca

Evolutionary Biology

Rapid Flower Evolution, Not Size, Drives Cactus Diversification

Platypus Fur Reveals Hollow Pigment Structures Previously Seen Only in Birds

Study Finds Bonobos Are as Aggressive as Chimps, With Different Targets

Science Study Shows Rapid Evolution Helped Wildflower Survive California Megadrought

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

Science Study Finds Genetic Rebound in Victoria’s Koalas After Severe Bottleneck

Permian Tetrapod From Brazil Reveals Twisted, Plant‑Grinding Jaw

Oldest Articulated Bony Fish and Giant Megamastax Redraw Osteichthyan Origins

Tiny Teeth Found in Colorado Extend Range of Earliest Primate Relative

Digital Reconstruction Reveals ‘Little Foot’ Face with East African Traits

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Study Finds Dogs, Like Toddlers, Freely Help Caregivers, While Cats Rarely Do

Study Suggests Human Breasts Evolved to Help Keep Newborns Warm

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

Study Traces Mosquitoes’ Human-Biting Origin to Early Hominins in Sundaland

Urine Tests Show Wild Chimps Regularly Metabolize Alcohol From Fermented Fruit

Scientists Describe Spinosaurus mirabilis, a Blade-Crested Predator From the Sahara

Scientists Confirm First Ant Species Composed Entirely of Queens

Agouti Gene Linked to Shifts in Paternal Care in Mice

Reanalysis of 1969 UK Fossil Reveals New Triassic Crocodylomorph, Galahadosuchus Jonesi

Oldest Reptile Skin Impressions Reveal Earliest Amniote Cloaca

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