A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a study published in ...

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The research team found that when these lizard species occur together, they divide up their habitat in predictable ways - the Cuban brown anole shifted to spend more time on the ground, and evolved ...

LOS ANGELES -- Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus ...

The research team found that when these lizard species occur together, they divide up their habitat in predictable ways—the Cuban brown anole shifted to spend more time on the ground ...

Young explorers will uncover the wonders of nature through engaging activities like art, stories and music, and of course through meeting the Blue Tongue Lizards and Spiny Leaf Insects themselves.

More Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Some of the mummies discovered recently in the Ptolemaic-era tombs were found with pieces of gold shaped into the form of a human tongue. Such golden ...

“Our study shows how lizards and snakes evolved their disparate jaw shapes which adapted to their wide range of ecologies, diets, and habitats, driving their extraordinary diversity.” This work ...

By studying the inner ears of zebrafish and green anole lizards—both capable of regenerating sensory cells—they compared their DNA control elements, called “enhancers,” to those of mice ...

To achieve that, the scientists determined how the genome is folded in the sensory cells and supporting cells of the inner ears of regenerative zebrafish and green anole lizards. They then ...