evolution

A yellow seasnake. Credit: Brooke Bessesen

The Many Unique Features of the Yellow Seasnake – Such as Its Hunt

Janaki Lenin 14/08/2017

“This is a very distinct snake, in size, colouration,...

A live tardigrade as observed by a scanning electron microscope. Credit: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045682.g001

The Hardy ‘Water Bear’ Did Not Get All Its Superpowers From Other Species

Lakshmi Supriya 31/07/2017

Known for their extreme hardiness, they survive gruelling environments...

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Music in the Wild: The Rhythm That Palm Cockatoos Beat to Attract a Mate

Janaki Lenin 08/07/2017

Occasionally, the parrots mix their soprano vocals with their...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara

Evolution Will No Longer Be Taught in Turkish High Schools

Tuvan Gumrukcu 24/06/2017

Evolution will be introduced to 18 and 19 year...

dinosaur fossils

We Might Have to Completely Redraw the Dinosaur Family Tree

Michael J. Benton 23/03/2017

A new fossil study challenges 130 years of thinking...

The wing of the bird-like feathered dinosaur Anchiornis is pictured under laser-stimulated fluorescence in this handout photo

Feathered Dinosaur From a Time Before Archaeopteryx Found Using New Technique

Will Dunham 01/03/2017

A technique using high-powered lasers to reveal hidden soft...

Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg announce the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to cure all diseases by the end of the century during a news conference at UCSF Mission Bay in San Francisco, California

Billionaires Say They’ll End Disease but Evolution Says Otherwise

Jim Kozubek 20/02/2017

Comparing the body to a machine with bugs to...