Researchers at the University of South Florida are uncovering new clues about how animals evolve by studying rattlesnake ...

As artificial intelligence advances, some scientists are exploring its potential role in guiding animal evolution. Could this ...

A new study found that some rattlesnakes are producing simpler venoms containing fewer and more focused toxin families than complex venoms -- a surprising discovery that challenges long-held ideas ...

A new study by Prof. Ariel Chipman of The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...

Scientists are discovering that plastic pollution is doing more than harming wildlife—it’s driving animals to evolve in real ...

Strong methods do exist for measuring animal movement in the context of energy expenditure, but these are limited by the physical size of the equipment used. Now, in a paper published in the Journal ...

Scientists reveal the genetic secret behind the thick lips of African cichlids, linked to parallel evolution and proteins.

As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep ...

On remote islands in the Gulf of California, scientists uncovered a surprising twist in rattlesnake evolution: simpler venom ...

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Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

The land bridge created by mantle-driven uplift gave early primates and other animals opportunities to branch out.