New research shows that baobab tree flowers have adapted to meet the needs of either bats or moths, and without these creatures, the trees will not survive.
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Giraffes might be about as tall as a land animal can get.
Meet the choanoflagellates - the microscopic cousins of animals.
Isolating the impacts of climate change is hard. But a new study shows how ancient fossils can help.
Chimpanzees are capable of responding to wounds in inventive and sometimes cooperative ways.
A new study shows how different snake species have evolved very different strategies to deliver their deadly bites.
Ancient microbes built reefs in unusual places.
Even when you use technology to hide a person’s physique, people can still tell how strong they are from their walk.
Variability in traits and increased individuality in behaviors is something that can evolve in response to selection, definitely in the lab and potentially also in nature.
Long before industry, our ancestors faced toxic metals, including lead. This exposure may have shaped the evolution of human intelligence.
Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species – these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.
Highly detailed fossils are typically found in shale or other fine-grained sedimentary rocks. These ones? They’re made of iron.
A new discovery could reshape how we interpret the fossil record of humans and their closest relatives.
Mushrooms make up a crucial part of some monkeys’ diets, offering insights into the past.
Biosphere 2 isn’t just the site of a famous human experiment. Today, scientists there work to understand how life emerges in barren environments.
Birds can seem amazingly social as they fly and roost together. But why do they really hang out? Let’s take a closer look at the social lives of birds.
A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form as researchers previously thought it did.
For archaeologists, fossils sandwiched between volcanic ash layers are invaluable as geological time stamps.
A new study sheds light on how sharks colonised the oceans and became apex predators.
One ant mother raises two species under the same roof.
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