Following someone’s gaze may seem like a simple act, but it has profound implications for the evolution of intelligence. And ...

TLR genes are restricted to eumetazoans and probably originated at the dawn of animal evolution more than 700 million years ago. With rare exceptions, both TLR and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB ...

When Charles Darwin first presented his Theory of Natural Selection in 1858, there was scant understanding about the ...

Evolution occurs over millennia ... Industrial Revolution polluted cities with black soot. So which vertebrate animals are evolving the fastest? It's a close call. "I don't know if any particular ...

In this subject, we will present the recent knowledge across different animal groups concerning the evolution of their diversity and adaptive solutions to similar ecological challenges in different ...

Scientists say new studies of fossilized jaw bones show that mammals began to evolve millions of years earlier than was ...

Using diving gear and modified underwater cameras, experts from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior at the ...

Sep. 23, 2024 — Researchers working in Finland propose that the unique light environment of the Earth's Polar regions creates conditions that result in circumpolar hybrid zones around the North ...

The discovery of a billion-year-old fossil in Scotland offers exciting new insight into animal evolution, BC researcher says Loch Torridon in Scotland, where the microfossil was discovered. Photo: ...

Evolution describes changes in inherited traits ... patterns of speciation and extinction to understand how contemporary animal and plant species are faring today and how they will fare in the ...

We have specialized jaws, whose hinges came together early in our evolution to create the ear bones that let us hear better than other animals. We have complex teeth that let us grind and chew our ...