Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

Understanding how environmental changes have modified vertebrate brains over time contributes to our knowledge of biodiversity and the evolution of behaviors in vertebrates, including humans. The ...

A recent series of studies suggests that the brains of birds, reptiles and mammals all evolved independently — even though ...

New research shows planktivores display the widest range of body forms of any feeding group among reef fishes.

Corinthia Black studies the anatomical features of fishes and spiders to understand how life on Earth takes shape ...

Natural History Museum scientist Professor Anjali Goswami has been appointed as the new Chief Science Advisor at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and will take up the ...

Footprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs, ankylosaurids, have been discovered for the first time, thanks to fossil ...

The recombination between parental chromosomes, a characteristic of sexual reproduction, plays a crucial role in evolution.

Mar. 31, 2025 — A study presents a striking example of cooperative organization among cells as a potential force in the evolution of multicellular life. The study is ... New Species Revealed ...

Nodosaurid ankylosaurs have a flexible tail and four toes, while ankylosaurids have a sledgehammer-like tail club, and only ...

Footprints of armored dinosaurs with tail clubs have been identified, following discoveries made in the Canadian Rockies. The 100-million-year-old fossilized footprints were found at sites at both ...