evolution

A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections. The findings,…

Deeper male voices in primates, including humans, offer more than sex appeal -- they may have evolved as another way for males to drive off competitors in large groups that favored polygyny,…

Studies of mammalian evolution often rely on the analyses of teeth, which are the best-preserved parts of fossilized skeletons. Tooth morphology and the composition of enamel -- the most…

A study led by the University of Oxford has brought us one step closer to solving a mystery that has puzzled naturalists since Charles Darwin: when did animals first appear in the history of…

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Lacking bones, brains, and even a complete gut, the body plans of simple animals like sea anemones appear to have little in common with humans and their vertebrate kin. Nevertheless, new…

The discovery of a rare type of white dwarf star system provides new understanding into stellar evolution. White dwarfs are small, dense stars typically the size of a planet. They are formed…

Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis from University of Bristol and the University of Uppsala scientists. Although hopping is…

Two approaches to learn drawing. On the left, a plate from the classic Charles Bargue drawing course 1875 where the…

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species' long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold climate has led to the evolution of social behaviours…