Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

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Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...

It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect.

Eastern Baltic cod grow to much smaller sizes than they did just 30 years ago, because overfishing altered their genes, ...

Similarly, ecosystems of cities are shaped by local cultural practices. Because all wildlife are connected to the environment, cultural practices that alter the landscape shape the evolution of urban ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Our human evolution workshops were conducted with well-resourced and historically disadvantaged schools attending. The grade ...

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Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...