Scientists are discovering that plastic pollution is doing more than harming wildlife—it’s driving animals to evolve in real time. From stomach enzymes to survival instincts, plastic is reshaping the ...

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

Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...

Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for ...

The eukaryotic cell, the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth, emerged as a phase transition and unlocked the path toward other major transitions ...

He said the appearance of the land bridge and animal evolution go hand in hand. “The shallow seaway closed several million years before it otherwise likely would have due to these specific ...

Somehow, many times over the history of life on Earth, single cells that previously experienced life as a solo endeavor evolved to work cooperatively ... “When we look at an animal, geometry is the ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion ...

This phenomenon, known as Peto’s Paradox, presents a compelling evolutionary puzzle: why don’t larger animals with more cells face higher cancer risks? The answer lies in how evolution has armed ...

has accomplished what was once thought impossible in vertebrate evolution: it has developed the ability to survive extended periods without oxygen. This extraordinary adaptation represents one of the ...

Do you remember learning about the differences between amphibians and reptiles? If so, do you remember what separates these two classes of animals? You likely remember that they are both cold-blooded ...