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Cats Really Shouldn’t Love Tuna—But They Do. Why?
Cats have a strong preference for tuna, despite not having evolved in an environment where fish like tuna…
A new theory linking evolution and physics has scientists baffled – but is it solving a problem that doesn’t exist?
Tim Johnson / Unsplash Bill Bateman, Curtin University In October, a paper titled “Assembly theory explains and quantifies…
Cat Genomes Show Fewer Complex Genetic Variations Compared to Other Mammals, Study Finds
Researchers from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have made significant discoveries about the…
The Ginkgo Tree Hides a Vast Evolutionary Story
Walk down some streets of New York, and you may spot a familiar sight: trees dressed in yellow…
The Dinosaurs Weren’t Wiped Out All at Once (In Fact, They Weren’t Wiped Out at All)
On that fateful day 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs saw a sight that left a mark in…
Museum Specimens Unlock Secrets of the Fruit Fly’s Two-Century Evolutionary Journey
In a remarkable journey spanning two centuries, scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Lund University have unlocked…
Why Do Animals Keep Evolving Like Moles?
Moles seem innocuous (and cute, but that’s beside the point), but their body plan keeps popping up in…
Crowd-sourced science sheds light on how new species form across space and time
The fall webworm is a moth found from Mexico to Canada. (Shutterstock) Katie Marshall, University of British Columbia…
Birds’ Evolutionary Response to Global Warming Unveiled in Study
A recent study led by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled new insights into…
Scorpions Are Older Than Trees. Here’s How They’ve Survived For So Long.
Only so many animals can claim to be older than even trees, and scorpions seem to be among…