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2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1012+ words) Home " Animals " Why The Pangolin's Tongue Is The Strangest Hunting Weapon In The Mammal World It's hard to believe until you see it yourself. The pangolin doesn't hunt like other mammals. It doesn't chase down food or ambush it from…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (582+ words) Reptiles have fascinated humans for centuries with their evolutionary success, diverse habitats, and sometimes astonishing sizes. From rainforests and swamps to deserts and oceans, these resilient creatures have adapted to various environments, leading to some of the most impressive specimens…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago   (321+ words) Home " News " Paranthropus Hominins Mastered Varied Landscapes, Fossils Indicate South Africa " Recent analysis of ancient fossils has revealed that Paranthropus, the robust ape-like hominin, navigated a wider range of environments than previously assumed. Researchers examined specimens from the Drimolen cave…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (265+ words) Our colleague'David Coppedge calls it "historical racism,the evolutionary blunder of wanting to create hierarchies of intelligence, or how "evolved past human groups may have been, in particular Neanderthals and Denisovans. Coppedge summons us to greater sensitivity and generosity:' The…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (274+ words) Home " News " Birds" Retinas Can Thrive Without Oxygen Scientists Reveal the Secret Researchers have uncovered a remarkable adaptation in bird vision that enables their retinas to operate effectively without oxygen. High-flying birds, such as bar-headed geese, routinely encounter thin air…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago   (377+ words) This is the most complete skeleton yet of our ancestor Homo habilis A partial skeleton dating back more than two million years is the most complete yet of Homo habilis, one of the earliest known species in our genus By…...

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1069+ words) The asteroid strike 66 million years ago is famous for leading the dinosaurs to extinction. But it didn't only destroy.According to new research, it also opened the door for life to restart and recover after that mass extinction far faster…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago   (785+ words) A remarkable fossil discovery is offering scientists a clearer view into one of the earliest chapters of human history. Researchers from several countries uncovered an unusually complete Homo habilis skeleton that dates back more than two million years. The skeleton…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago   (84+ words) A remote stretch of coastline on the Dampier Peninsula has emerged as one of the most important dinosaur fossil sites ever documented in Australia. Scientists studying the area have confirmed the presence of enormous dinosaur footprints, some measuring up to…...

19+ hour, 26+ min ago   (475+ words) Sometimes big discoveries begin with a moment of surprise. For Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University of Texas at Austin, that moment came during a walk through Morocco's Dad's Valley in the Central High Atlas Mountains....