Medicine & TechnologyA new study confirmed that microchromosomes, first though as useless specks in junk DNA, are building blocks of all vertebrate species.
Experts at the University of Tokyo examined the evolution of the facial structure of mammals using cellular studies that compare multiple embryos of different species.
A new study confirmed that an undocumented mass extinction during the Eocene-Oligocene occured, wiping out over 60 percent of prehistoric mammalian species.
A necropsy of a beaked whale by researchers from Denmark shows that whales have hand-like appendages underneath their flippers, a pentadactyl limb that has five finger-like bony protrusions.
A new study discovered that ancient marsupial fossils contained viral sequence in their DNA structure that could fight other variants of the same virus.
A new study suggests that the rise and fall of Earth's landscapes have also affected the evolution of animals, with birds and mammals in mountainous regions evolving quicker.
Three new mammalian species were unearthed in Wyoming, North America. One of the creatures has a name inspired by J.R.R Tolkien's character in the novel 'The Hobbit.'
Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences studied how plateau pikas survive the harsh weather during the winter season. They found that these real-life Pikachus eat yak excrement and slow down their metabolism to save energy.
Limb regeneration is a scientific mystery that fascinated observers of the natural world for thousands of years. Now, scientists are one step closer to understanding the signaling that promotes regeneration in salamanders.
A ranger naturalist going across a California petrified forest discovered a trove of prehistoric remains, including a well-preserved mastodon skull and an immensely huge salmon.
Rats, mice, pigs, and other mammals can breathe using their intestines by pumping air up their butts. Can humans do this as well? Some scientists believe it could be an alternative treatment for COVID-19 patients.
Velociraptors have an excellent sense of smell that they used for hunting. But researchers found new evidence that these dinosaurs also hunt at night, making them scarier than previously thought.