Researchers found LUCA, our earliest common ancestor, lived 4.2 billion years ago. It had a complex biology, affecting its ...

If you took a progressive view, you might assume that tetrapods lost their rays during the course of evolution. In reality, however, the common ancestor of both tetrapods and goldfish lacked rays ...

Dr Natalie Cooper, one of our evolutionary biologists who specialises in vertebrates explains: ‘In convergent evolution, two organisms look or behave in a very similar way, even though they’re only ...

Researchers took teeth from eight different groups and analyzed them as they believe the evolution of tooth shape takes place slowly.

Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years ago using a new ...

Imagine walking through a bustling aquarium, surrounded by the vibrant life of the sea. You pause in front of a tank filled ...

And if you’re among the many people who are confused by common misconceptions about evolution––for example, if you think it’s something that only happened in the past, or that it moves ...

Their common ancestor arrived on the islands a few million years ago ... The video could be used as starter on a lesson on evolution, adaptation and natural selection, or as a part of a discussion on ...

New radioisotopic datings of volcanic fossil sites are helping researchers unravel the evolution of mammals. The University ...